We're thrilled to announce that the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has nominated Breaking Glass Pictures’ “Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement” for the 2010 Outstanding Documentary Award as part of the annual GLAAD Media Awards. According to the organization, awards recognize media — including films, television shows, music and magazines — that exhibit fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community, boldness, originality, impact, and overall quality.
“Edie & Thea” tells the story of Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer — two New York women who fell in love during the closeted, pre-Stonewall 1960s and spent more than four decades together before marrying in 2007.
Windsor, now 81-years-old, made headlines in December when she filed a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of the
Defense of Marriage Act. Windsor is seeking full return of the $350,000 she paid in estate taxes after the government failed to recognize her marriage to Spyer, who passed away in 2009. The American Civil Liberties Union is assisting Windsor in the ongoing case.
A GLAAD Media Award would add to the more than 20 awards that “Edie & Thea” already won during its festival run. GLAAD will hold three awards ceremonies in New York (March 14), San Francisco (May 14) and Los Angeles (TBD) to celebrate the winners. “Edie & Thea” is available now on DVD through Breaking Glass Pictures’ QC Cinema label.
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