Sheffield Doc/Fest brings the international documentary family together to celebrate the art and business of documentary making for five intense days each November. When DCA was offered the chance screen the “Best of the Fest” we jumped at the chance. Proving that truth really is stranger than fiction, this weekend of screenings is a feast for anyone interested in non-fiction filmmaking.

Edie and Thea were a hot couple. If you sat in a New York café and saw them walk by in the 1950s you would easily rank them among the city’s coolest and best dressed. Their histories were connected by a survival instinct during the peak of anti-Semitism and a time when coming out was not an option. So it’s no surprise they fell in love, but few believed their relationship would last a lifetime. Edie and Thea are the two inspiring women filled with determination and adoration for each other that make up this true love story affectionately told through Super 8 home movies, faded colour slides and old fashioned storytelling.

Edie & Thea will be proceeded by a screening of Patrick Bergeron’s short film LoopLoop (5m), Winner of the Doc/Fest Sheffield Innovation Award. Images, sounds and encounters are captured on a train journey through Vietnam.

A pass to see all the films in the Sheffield Doc/Fest series is only £15.00 (£10.00 conc)