Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2008

On December 14, 2006, a torrential rainstorm hit Seattle. Water flooded into the home of Kate Fleming and Charlene Strong. Kate, an award-winning audio book narrator, tried to retrieve equipment from her small basement studio but became trapped by the rising waters. When a rescue team finally freed Kate, she was unconscious and rushed to the hospital. It was there that Charlene was denied access to Kate by a social worker—because they weren’t married. Kate’s sister had to be called to give Charlene the necessary permission to be with Kate in her final moments. The humiliation and discrimination Charlene faced at the hospital and the funeral home, compelled her to testify to the Washington legislature, an act that became influential in passing the state’s historic Domestic Partnership Registration Bill.

This powerful documentary humanizes the struggle for full marriage equality. It also chronicles the making of an activist— Charlene has become a powerful voice for the equal rights of same-sex couples. And certainly, the film is a tribute to Kate Fleming: a “calm voice in the world,” who often dedicated her work simply—”for my wife.”

Three Dollar Bill Cinema is proud to be the Fiscal Sponsor of this production by local filmmakers David Rothmiller and LD Thompson.

World Premiere

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co-presented by Equal Rights Washington