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Detective Lieutenant Laurel Hester spent 25 years investigating tough cases in Ocean County, New Jersey, protecting the rights of victims and putting her life on the ...
Detective Lieutenant Laurel Hester spent 25 years investigating tough cases in Ocean County, New Jersey, protecting the rights of victims and putting her life on the line. She had no reason to expect that in the last year of her life, after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, that her final battle for justice would be for the woman she loved.
The documentary film "Freeheld" chronicles Laurel's struggle to transfer her earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree. With less than six months to live, Laurel refuses to back down when her elected officials - the Ocean County Freeholders -deny her request to leave her pension to Stacie, an automatic option for heterosexual married couples. The film is structured chronologically, following both the escalation of Laurel's battle with the Freeholders and the decline of her health as cancer spreads to her brain.
As Laurel's plight intensifies, it spurs a media frenzy and a passionate advocacy campaign. At the same time, "Freeheld" captures a quieter, personal story: that of the deep love between Laurel and Stacie as they face the reality of losing each other. Alternating from packed public demonstrations at the county courthouse to quiet, tender moments of Laurel and Stacie at home, "Freeheld" combines tension-filled political drama with personal detail, creating a nuanced study of a grassroots fight for justice.
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I really want to see this. I am very glad that they eventually gave her partner her pension. One of the freeholder Jack Kelly I have known my whole life(best friends with his son) and is without a doubt the most stand up guy I have ever met. He has always treated me like his own son. Although I disagree with his and the other freeholders initial decision. I strongly believe that no one should judge him or any of the other freeholders based on this. He is actually a very nice guy.
At my library [ Ocean County Library] we had a screening today. And the director came, and a few people involed in the whole thing. It was surreal to think it happened in my town, and it broke my heart. It was a beautiful film, you never realize how REAL these things are until there's a camera around.
Dude, fuck God. Because of God, things in this world won't change. Because you stubborn Christians won't stop following everything in the bible, well, if YOU even read the bible. Though I'm not saying I hate Christians, I just think that they should stop thinking being homosexual or lesbian is a bad thing because the bible says so.
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And the director came, and a few people involed in the whole thing.
It was surreal to think it happened in my town, and it broke my heart. It was a beautiful film, you never realize how REAL these things are until there's a camera around.