Best Woman Filmmaker
Best Actress Feature Film
LILLY is an Alabama tire factory worker whose singular goal is to lift her family into the middle class. For the sake of that paycheck, she endures a dehumanizing work environment, plagued by pervasive harassment. But as retirement approaches, Lilly makes a startling revelation: for twenty years the company has been paying her only half of what her male counterparts receive. Outraged, Lilly’s fight for justice takes her all the way to the Supreme Court and the power corridors of Congress. With a heart-stirring love story at its center, LILLY follows the transformation of an ordinary citizen into the face of an issue, illuminating the personal cost of activism. Like “Norma Rae” and “Erin Brockovich,” LILLY is an emotional drama that entertains while it enlightens.