Edith+Eddie | |
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1 Nomination | |
Year | 2017 |
Director | Laura Checkoway |
90th Academy Awards |
Edith+Eddie s 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. Cher is also the executive producer of the documentary film. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 90th Academy Awards.
Nominations
- Best Documentary Short — Laura Checkoway, Thomas Lee Wright
Synopsis[]
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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