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The Case Against 8 (2014)

Battles Are Won Because We Fight Them

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 49M

Director : Ben Cotner, Ryan White

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ted Olson
Ted Olson
Self
Christopher D. Dusseault
Christopher D. Dusseault
Self (as Chris Dusseault)
Jeffrey J. Zarrillo
Jeffrey J. Zarrillo
Self (as Jeff Zarrillo)
Paul T. Katami
Paul T. Katami
Self (as Paul Katami)
Kristin M. Perry
Kristin M. Perry
Self (as Kris Perry)
Sandra B. Stier
Sandra B. Stier
Self (as Sandy Stier)
Ted Ung
Ted Ung
Self
Chad Griffin
Chad Griffin
Self - American Foundation for Equal Rights
Kristina Schake
Kristina Schake
Self - American Foundation for Equal Rights
Adam Umhoefer
Adam Umhoefer
Self - executive director, American Foundation for Equal Rights
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
Self
Dustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black
Self
Elizabeth Riel
Elizabeth Riel
Self - American Foundation for Equal Rights
David Blankenhorn
David Blankenhorn
Self
Katherine K. Young
Katherine K. Young
Self

Crews

Ben Cotner
Ben Cotner
Director
Ryan White
Ryan White
Director
Sheila Nevins
Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer
Kate Amend
Kate Amend
Editor
Ben Cotner
Ben Cotner
Producer
Ryan White
Ryan White
Producer
Carin Bortz
Carin Bortz
Associate Producer

Trailers and other movies

Meet The Artists '14: Ben Cotner and Ryan White - Sundance Film Festival
The Case Against 8 - Official Trailer
The Case Against 8: Trailer (HBO Documentary Films)

Posters and backgrounds

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