Hannah Free

Drama

From playing with dolls to stealing away for steamy make-out sessions in the barn, Hannah and Rachel’s childhood friendship grows deeper with time, blossoming into a passionate relationship that spans two lifetimes. 

Hannah, a tough, free-spirited, unapologetic lesbian, leaves their Midwestern hometown to travel the globe in search of adventure, but she always returns home to her true love, Rachel. Meanwhile, Rachel, the quiet, strong homemaker with a husband and a daughter, is happy living her small-town life. While at first open to their clandestine love affair, over time Rachel questions why Hannah keeps insisting on leaving the life they could have together.

Now advanced in years, Hannah and Rachel are in the same nursing home just a few floors away from each other. Hannah is forbidden to see the comatose Rachel because she is not an "official" family member. In the confines of her room, an introspective Hannah reminisces about her life with Rachel through vivid flashbacks of their childhood bond turned deep love that endured despite a marriage, a world war, and meddling family members.

Hannah Free easily questions matters of same-sex partners’ rights and the definition of family.

Official Selection Frameline 33, San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival 2009
Official Selection Gaze, The 17^th Annual Dublin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2009

Director           Wendy Jo Carlton
Country           USA
Year                 2009
Duration          86mins

Warning: This festival contains films that are unclassified and therefore the entire festival is rated R. Films in this festival are legally restricted to people 18 years or older.