The Woodstock Film Festival in upstate New York has announced their 2007 schedule. “Casting Pearls,” a short film starring Calpernia Addams and directed by Andrea James, will play on a double billing with Cynthia Wade’s award-winning documentary Freeheld, about Lieutenant Laurel Hester, a dying New Jersey police officer who fights to transfer her pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree.
“Casting Pearls” producer Ron Nyswaner is scheduled to attend the festival.
* Casting Pearls (Directed by Andrea James) USA / 2006 / 7 minutes (IMDb listing)
* Freeheld (Directed by Cynthia Wade) USA / 2007 / 38 minutes (IMDb listing)
Screenings:
* Woodstock Community Center 10/12/2007, 5:30PM
* Upstate Films II 10/13/2007, 7:30PM
External links:
* Woodstock Film Festival website
* Casting Pearls webpage
* Freeheld webpage