'' Freeheld '' premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival , where it won a Special Jury Prize . It was an official selection at many US and international film festivals , winning awards including the Boston Independent Festival Audience Award and the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Outfest LGBT Film Festival . A the 80th Academy Awards in 2008 , '' Freeheld '' won the Academy Award for Best Documentary ( Short Subject ) . It was released theatrically at selected cinemas across the United States in 2007 and had its US broadcast premiere on Cinemax in June 2008
80th Academy Awards
80th Academy Awards
Freeheld (2007 film)