'' 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 . Cotner and White won the Directing Award : U.S. Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival . The film was also subsequently screened at the 2014 SXSW festival , where it won an Audience Award . The film screened at the 2014 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto , Ontario and went on to screen within such festivals as SXSW and Maryland Film Festival . The film also received a limited theatrical release in June 2014 , screening in New York City , Los Angeles and other major US cities before airing on HBO on June 23
2014 Sundance Film Festival
2014 Sundance Film Festival
The Case Against 8