This heart-wrenching tale takes us through the struggles of a highly respected police lieutenant who, while battling terminal cancer, must take on the city council that is denying her same-sex domestic partner the pension she should be promised. The film explores the earnest, tender relationship of the couple as the often grueling emotional strain of both end-of-life and legal matters weigh them down. Freeheld packs tremendous punch, capturing a momentous civil rights struggle, presenting highly charismatic characters, and allowing the intense emotional content to unfold in this short form documentary.  AK