The Ali Forney Center (AFC) is excited and grateful to partner with Magnolia Pictures to screen THE FIGHT, which will benefit LGBTQ homeless youth in our care. From all online rentals, AFC will receive $5 out of every $12 to watch this incredible and important documentary.
The Ali Forney Center's mission is to protect LGBTQ youths from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently. In 2002, Carl Siciliano founded the Ali Forney Center in memory of Ali Forney, a Black gender-nonconforming youth who was tragically murdered in 1997.
The organization has grown to become the largest agency dedicated to LGBTQ homeless youths in the country—assisting more than 2,000 youths per year through a 24-hour Drop-In Center, which provides over 70,000 meals annually, medical and mental health services through an on-site clinic, and a scattered-site housing program.
With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many service organizations are understandably making the difficult decision to temporarily suspend their on-site services.
This is not possible for AFC. We cannot close and ask our clients to call from home. We are their home. For LGBTQ youth experiencing the terrors of homelessness, we are their first responders, and now they need us more than ever.
To learn more about our work or how to get involved, please visit our website www.aliforneycenter.org.
The Fight is an inspiring, emotional insider look at how these important battles are fought and the legal gladiators on the front lines fighting them. Directors Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres capture the rollercoaster ride of the thrill and defeat in these deeply human battles. When a mother is separated from her child, a soldier is threatened to lose his career, a young woman’s right to choose is imperiled at the pleasure of a government official, and the ability to exercise our basic right to vote is threatened, the consequences can be devastating to us and to future generations. The Fight celebrates the unsung heroes who fiercely work to protect our freedoms.
Immediately following the film there will be a pre-recorded discussion between Kerry Washington and the five ACLU lawyers featured in the film (Brigitte Amiri, Lee Gelernt, Dale Ho, Joshua Block and Chase Strangio). This conversation is exclusive to virtual cinema and in-theater engagements. Additionally, you’ll have free access to a live Q&A on Sun. 8/2 at 7:00pm ET with the filmmakers and lawyers, moderated by Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post. Click here to view the live Q&A page. (This will be also be archived and available beyond 8/2.)
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- Year2020
- Runtime97 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJosh Kriegman, Eli B. Despres, Elyse Steinberg
- ProducerJosh Kriegman, Eli B. Despres, Elyse Steinberg, Kerry Washington, Maya Seidler, Peggy Drexler
The Ali Forney Center (AFC) is excited and grateful to partner with Magnolia Pictures to screen THE FIGHT, which will benefit LGBTQ homeless youth in our care. From all online rentals, AFC will receive $5 out of every $12 to watch this incredible and important documentary.
The Ali Forney Center's mission is to protect LGBTQ youths from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently. In 2002, Carl Siciliano founded the Ali Forney Center in memory of Ali Forney, a Black gender-nonconforming youth who was tragically murdered in 1997.
The organization has grown to become the largest agency dedicated to LGBTQ homeless youths in the country—assisting more than 2,000 youths per year through a 24-hour Drop-In Center, which provides over 70,000 meals annually, medical and mental health services through an on-site clinic, and a scattered-site housing program.
With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many service organizations are understandably making the difficult decision to temporarily suspend their on-site services.
This is not possible for AFC. We cannot close and ask our clients to call from home. We are their home. For LGBTQ youth experiencing the terrors of homelessness, we are their first responders, and now they need us more than ever.
To learn more about our work or how to get involved, please visit our website www.aliforneycenter.org.
The Fight is an inspiring, emotional insider look at how these important battles are fought and the legal gladiators on the front lines fighting them. Directors Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres capture the rollercoaster ride of the thrill and defeat in these deeply human battles. When a mother is separated from her child, a soldier is threatened to lose his career, a young woman’s right to choose is imperiled at the pleasure of a government official, and the ability to exercise our basic right to vote is threatened, the consequences can be devastating to us and to future generations. The Fight celebrates the unsung heroes who fiercely work to protect our freedoms.
Immediately following the film there will be a pre-recorded discussion between Kerry Washington and the five ACLU lawyers featured in the film (Brigitte Amiri, Lee Gelernt, Dale Ho, Joshua Block and Chase Strangio). This conversation is exclusive to virtual cinema and in-theater engagements. Additionally, you’ll have free access to a live Q&A on Sun. 8/2 at 7:00pm ET with the filmmakers and lawyers, moderated by Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post. Click here to view the live Q&A page. (This will be also be archived and available beyond 8/2.)
Click the following links to view your privacy rights and our cookie policies.
- Year2020
- Runtime97 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJosh Kriegman, Eli B. Despres, Elyse Steinberg
- ProducerJosh Kriegman, Eli B. Despres, Elyse Steinberg, Kerry Washington, Maya Seidler, Peggy Drexler