Lilly
Rachel Feldman
Based on the remarkable true story of working-class hero, Lilly Ledbetter, a hard-working Alabama tire factory supervisor whose singular goal is to lift her family into the middle class. Having grown up in poverty, she endures a work environment plagued by pervasive harassment for the sake of the best paycheck in the county. As retirement approaches, Lilly discovers that the system has been cheating her, paying her close to half of what the men with the same jobs are earning. Outraged, Lilly fights this injustice to the Supreme Court, the corridors of Congress and eventually The White House all while powerful forces try to shut her down. LILLY follows the transformation of an ordinary citizen into the face of an issue, illuminating the impact a single, courageous person can have.
PLEASE NOTE: Both the Friday, May 9th 6:00pm screenings and the Saturday, 7:00pm screenings will include a special Q&A following the film with Lanier Isom and moderated by Katie Rogers.
Lanier Isom is a freelance journalist living in Birmingham where she grew up. She’s also the author of Grace and Grit, the life story of fair pay advocate Lilly Ledbetter, which the movie LILLY is based on. Isom’s articles, editorials, and essays have been featured in numerous publications, including Al Jazeera, The Lily, LA Times, Huffington Post, Salvation Southand The Bitter Southerner. She’s a frequent contributor to Inside Climate News and al.com. She’s also the recipient of the Alabama Library Association Nonfiction Award and a 2023 Fellowship from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.