Cloudburst (movie)_kd lang's legs

Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Runtime: 94 minutes
Canada 2011
Community Sponsor: Women In Network
Screening Sponsor: HBO Latin America

Adapted from the award-winning play, Thom Fitzgerald’s “Cloudburst” starring Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker, tells the tale of a lesbian couple who has been together for 31 years. When Dot is committed to a nursing home by her meddling granddaughter, her partner Stella comes to Dot’s rescue. Together, they escape from the Maine nursing home and head to Canada to obtain a marriage license and have their relationship legally recognized. Along the way, they pick up a sexy, shirtless hitchhiker and the familial plot thickens and evolves.