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    Edith+Eddie is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Laura Checkoway and produced by Thomas Lee Wright. It was distributed by Kartemquin Films. When singer and entertainer Cher learned about the couple from a local news story, she offered to pay for repairs to the couple's home as well as Edith's medical bills.

  2. Apr 25, 2021 · With the 93rd Academy Awards airing tonight on ABC, I am pleased to present my 2018 interview with filmmaker Laura Checkoway about her brilliant Oscar-nominated documentary short subject, “Edith+Eddie.”

  3. Edith+Eddie (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  4. Checkoway ended up shooting enough for a feature but in the edit realized she had a more compelling story as a 29-minute film. The result is the Oscar-nominated documentary "Edith+Eddie," a poignant look at elder abuse.

  5. Feb 27, 2018 · Laura Checkoways Edith+Eddie is nominated for her short documentary about Edith Hill, an African-American woman who married Eddie Harrison in 2014. The couple were living in Edith’s home but were forced by the courts to be separated after ruling that Edith should be moved to live with her other daughter in Florida.

  6. Edith+Eddie is a heartwarming, yet heartbreaking short documentary about a relationship between a recently married couple who are both in their 90s. The doc tells the story of their fight against social workers who want to force Edith to move away from her love Eddie.

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  8. Christopher Campbell Nonfics. Another strong short that lets its issue-film side permeate from the background of the story, not overstated but not buried. Full Review | Feb 14, 2018. Jennie...