EDITH + EDDIE

Director

Laura Checkoway

Producers

Laura Checkoway

Thomas Lee Wright

Cinematographers

John Larson

Neil Barrett

Editor

Laura Checkoway

Website

Contact

Kartemquin Films
1901 W Wellington
Chicago, IL 60657, USA
Tim Horsburgh
+1 773-472-4366
tim@kartemquin.com

Trailer

2017

United States

29 min

Color

Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, are America’s oldest interracial newlyweds. Their unusual and idyllic love story is disrupted by a family feud that threatens to tear the couple apart.

Directors' Biography

Laura Checkoway’s award-winning debut film LUCKY is executive produced by Steve James and has screened at festivals across the globe. The film is currently being broadcast on DirecTV. WIth a background in journalism, Laura penned revealing celebrity profiles and investigative features for numerous publications and co-authored the acclaimed book My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy (Simon & Schuster) as well as the New York Times Best Seller My Voice: A Memoir by Angie Martinez (Celebra/Penguin Random House).

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