Edie and Thea

Documentary- Women

59 minutes
Tampa Theater
711 Franklin Street, downtown Tampa
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Years with a loving gaze and a sense of awe,  loving, affirming relationships everywhere. Their love affair was the stuff of legend – the two of them cavorting with friends in the Hamptons, moving up the career ladder in NY (Edie at IBM, Thea as a psychologist), traveling to far-off lands, all while protecting their closely held secret.

Despite their meeting in the closeted sixties, a pre-Stonewall era of secret bars, intimate parties and the constant fear of reprisal, the women lived a life of excitement, love and passion. The passion for each other has never dimmed; in fact, some of the most moving moments in the film take place as Thea twirls a rapturous Edie around the dance floor – in her wheelchair.

With a treasure trove of archival photos, two sassy protagonists, and the loving direction of Gréta Olafsdóttir and Susan Muska (The Brandon Teena Story), this tender documentary travels from exotic safaris to physical therapy, from twirling nightlife to the twilight.

In what will surely bring out the hankies, Edie and Thea travel to Canada, after more than 40 years together, to finally wed – the ultimate adventure for two soulmates.

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