Philadelphia, PA – Edith Windsor, who is featured in Breaking Glass Pictures’ upcoming documentary “Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement,” has filed a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. Windsor is seeking the return of the $350,000 she paid in estate taxes after the government failed to recognize her marriage to Thea Spyer, who passed away in 2009. The documentary tells the story of the couple’s 44-year-long engagement and their 2007 marriage in Toronto. The lawsuit was filed with the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union, the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and the New York Civil Liberties Union.
In “Edie & Thea,” directors Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir recount the lives of Windsor and Spyer, focusing on the time the two women met in New York City in the 1960s till their wedding over four decades later. The film has won more than 20 jury and audience awards at international film festivals this past year and will arrive on DVD Nov. 30.
For more information on “Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement,” including screeners, final DVDs, and interviews with Edie or the directors, please contact: philip@bgpics.com.
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