Spotlight on Donna Zaccaro’s To A More Perfect Union: US v Windsor, a chronicle of unlikely heroes, octogenarian Edie Windsor and her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, on their quest for justice. Upon the death of her spouse, Edie was forced to pay a huge estate tax because the federal government denied federal benefits to same-sex couples – and Edie’s spouse was a woman. Deeply offended by this lack of recognition of her more than forty-year relationship with the love of her life, Edie decided to sue the United States government — and won. Beyond the story of this pivotal case in the marriage equality movement and the stories behind it, the film also tells the story of our journey as a people, as a culture, and as citizens with equal rights.

Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with Donna Zaccaro. NOTE: Anthology Film Archives is a 100 year old building and the theater is up a flight of stairs.

Documentary Film | 2017 | United States | 63 mins | English | NYC Premiere
Directed By Donna Zaccaro
Produced By Donna Zaccaro, Paula Heredia