The Case Against 8 (2014)
Battles Are Won Because We Fight Them
A behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Date of release
- 2014-06-06
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (26)
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Ben Cotner, Ryan White
Casting
- Theodore Olson — Self
- Christopher D. Dusseault — Self (as Chris Dusseault)
- Jeffrey J. Zarrillo — Self (as Jeff Zarrillo)
- Paul T. Katami — Self (as Paul Katami)
- Kristin M. Perry — Self (as Kris Perry)
- Sandra B. Stier — Self (as Sandy Stier)
- Ted Ung — Self
- Chad Griffin — Self - American Foundation for Equal Rights
- Kristina Schake — Self - American Foundation for Equal Rights
- Adam Umhoefer — Self - executive director, American Foundation for Equal Rights
- Rob Reiner — Self
- Dustin Lance Black — Self
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary
The Case Against 8 is an American documentary film, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. Directed and produced by Ben Cotner and Ryan White, the film documents the legal battle to overturn California's Proposition 8, focusing in particular on behind-the-scenes footage of David Boies and Theodore Olson during the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case.
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