LILLY is a powerful dramatic film starring Patricia Clarkson, John Benjamin Hickey and Thomas Sadoski directed by Rachel Feldman based on the true story of working-class hero Lilly Ledbetter, an Alabama tire factory supervisor whose goal is to lift her family into the middle class. After learning that she’s being paid significantly less than her male peers, Lilly fights bullies and bureaucrats through courts and Congress in a successful landmark battle for equal pay. President Obama names his first piece of legislation, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, for her persistence and bravery.  

The story of an ordinary woman who galvanizes social change at great personal cost through her extraordinary desire for justice, LILLY’s narrative is illuminated through the lens of gender discrimination, yet the film is a roadmap for how to fight against all monolithic systems of oppression. LILLY shows us that the only way to stop tyranny is to stand up to it, truly a movie for the moment.

We were thrilled to experience LILLY’s emotional impact as we watched audiences laugh, cry and cheer during our festival run. LILLY was selected as the BEST OF THE FEST at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival and the BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE DRAMA at the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Secretary Hillary Clinton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Obama Foundation graced our theatrical premieres, followed by LILLY’s release in 90 cities.

2026 has brought continued acclaim, as the film has won BEST OF film festivals in France, Sweden, Ireland and England. LILLY also won the 2026 Lumen Award, a 2026 Gracie Award, a 2026 Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association and a 2025 Anthem Award. LILLY is streaming on Netflix and available on VOD everywhere. Kinema distributes for community screenings, Radiant for International, and Swank for educational.