ROOFTOP ALUM "FREEHELD" WINS AN OSCAR


Freeheld1-Small.jpgI almost never agree with the Academy Awards, but 3 of the 4 nominees for Best Documentary Short Film played at Rooftop Films in 2007--Freeheld (Directed by Cynthia Wade), Salim Baba (Tim Sternberg) and Sari's Mother (James Longley)--so you know I agreed with those choices.  

win_documentaryshortsubjectL.jpgI'm thrilled that Brooklyn native Cynthia Wade (below, right) was given the award for her stunning and  powerful film about NJ Police Lieutenant Laurel Hester's (above, right) struggle to have her pension passed on to her domestic partner as Hester was dying of cancer. Hester's strength helped changed this discriminatory policy, and we hope that Wade's film can continue to inspire tolerance and equality.

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