The Monthly LGBTQ film night at Academy Cinemas in Auckland is back with the new Julianne Moore and Ellen Page film Freeheld kicking things off next week. Freeheld is the true love story of Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree and their fight for justice. A decorated New Jersey police detective, Laurel is diagnosed with cancer and wants to leave her hard earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie. However the county officials, Freeholders, conspire to prevent Laurel from doing this. Hard-nosed detective Dane Wells, and activist Steven Goldstein, unite in Laurel and Stacie's defense, rallying police officers and ordinary citizens to support their struggle for equality. The film is based on the award-winning short documentary of the same name, Ellen Page, who came out just last year, has told EW she was instantly brought to tears just watching the trailer for the documentary. “Tremendous love stories between women have been made, of course. Some of them are my favourite movies. But to have a love story that brings up the civil rights issue, in relation to women—that we haven’t seen enough in the forefront,” she’s said. “To be shooting the movie so soon after coming out was some of the most joy I’ve ever felt on a film set, which is a tricky thing to say because we’re telling a story that’s incredibly tragic. But the feeling of being out and playing someone who’s gay, and someone whose courage has allowed me to live my life, that feels amazing. People like Laurel and Stacie are the reason I feel so happy in my life now.” Freeheld | Friday 30 October 8.30pm | Academy Cinemas | Auckland Tickets are now on sale