Battles are won because they are fought. “The Case Against 8” takes an inside look at the groundbreaking Supreme Court case that overturned Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Five years in the making, the film chronicles the struggle that helped pave the way for marriage equality battles nationwide, with behind-the-scenes access to the two California couples seeking the right to marry and the legal team of conservative Ted Olson and liberal David Boies, who previously faced off as opposing counsel in Bush v. Gore.
“The Case Against 8” provides a definitive account of the battle that effectively ended marriage discrimination in California and took the issue of marriage equality all the way to the Supreme Court.
“The Case Against 8” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, winning a Directing Award.
Critics and audiences are raving about “The Case Against 8”:
“A stirring civil rights film that is both cogent and emotionally charged ... grips from start to finish..." — The Hollywood Reporter
"Engrossing and emotional..." — Kenneth Turan, The Los Angeles Times
"Lucid, balanced and relentlessly informative. Spellbinding stuff." — Evening Standard (UK)
"An emotional tour of history in the making..." — Indiewire