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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. www.goodmorningamerica.com › culture › storyThe director of the documentary short 'Edith+Eddie' tells how ...

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   Feb 27, 2018 · 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.

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3. documentary.org › online-feature › golden-yearsGolden Years: 'Edith + Eddie' Tells a Love Story

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   Feb 23, 2018 · Golden Years: 'Edith + Eddie' Tells a Love Story. For journalist-turned-filmmaker Laura Checkoway, Edith + Eddie was supposed to be a heartwarming love story. Inspired by a photograph she saw online, Checkoway traveled to Alexandria, Virginia to profile America's oldest interracial newlyweds, aged 96 and 95, who married after ten years together ...

4. indie-outlook.com › 2021/04/25 › share-the-lightShare the Light: Laura Checkoway on “Edith+Eddie”

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   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.”. Only once you’ve seen an ailing or elderly loved one fed into the uncaring prison of institutional living can you begin to truly ...

5. moveablefest.com › laura-checkoway-edith-and-eddie"Edith+Eddie" Director Laura Checkoway on Filming with Compassion

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   Mar 8, 2017 · The director talks about how her plans to tell the love story of the oldest interracial newlyweds in America unexpectedly turned into a riveting legal drama. Stephen Saito. One of the most powerful films to recently premiere at the True/False Festival in Columbia, Missouri was also one of its most concise. Then again, when your subjects are in ...

6. www.scrippsnews.com › entertainment › moviesOscar-Nominated Doc 'Edith+Eddie' Explores Abuse of Elderly ...

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   Mar 21, 2018 · The film follows the lives of Edith and Eddie. When they got married in 2014, they were in their mid 90s and were America's oldest interracial newlyweds. But a family feud threatens to tear them apart.

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   Who filmed Edith & Eddie?

   • English Edith+Eddieis a 2017 American documentary filmdirected by Laura Checkoway and produced by Thomas Lee Wright. It was distributed by Kartemquin Films. When singer and entertainer Cherlearned 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.

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   Is Edith+Eddie a good movie?

   • The rapid shift of Edith+Eddie from a fluffy profile piece into an indignant issue doc, is smoothed by the capable direction of Laura Checkoway who deftly switches between modes throughout, and keeps the focus of the film on the couple. This is to the film’s benefit emotionally, but it has drawbacks as well.

   Edith+Eddie by Laura Checkoway | Documentary Short Film

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   Did Edith & Eddie win an Oscar?

   • Edith + Eddie won the IDA Documentary Award for Best Short Documentary, and it's one of the five nominees for the Academy Award. Documentary spoke to Checkoway on the phone from Los Angeles, where she had just attended the Oscar nominees luncheon. This is your second film.

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   Is Edith+Eddie a real story?

   • Initially, Edith+Eddie, ashort documentary from Kartemquin Films ( Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters ), seems like a dose of concentrated cute—the kind of real life story designed to go viral on Facebook.

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   Does Edith and Eddie stay together?

   • Edith has been diagnosed with mild dementia and is under the guardianship of her two daughters. One of them, Rebecca, isadamant about Edith and Eddie staying together, but the other, who does not participate in the film, is equally adamant about removing Edith from the home she shares with Eddie and moving her to a facility in Florida.

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   What happened to Edith & Kate in 'Mad Men'?

   • According to Checkoway, the film was originally supposed to be a heartwarming love story about America's oldest interracial newlyweds, aged 96 and 95, who married after ten years together. However, the story took a turn when the happy couple was forcibly separated by a court order, mandating that Edith go live with her daughter in Florida.

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8. www.shortoftheweek.com › 2018/02/09 › editheddieEdith+Eddie by Laura Checkoway | Documentary Short Film

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   Feb 9, 2018 · Edith+Eddie. A 2018 Oscar nominee for Best Short Documentary. Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, are America's oldest interracial newlyweds. Their love story is disrupted by a family feud that threatens to tear the couple apart.