4 Jul 2025

An intimate look at resilience, connection and enduring love

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 4 July 2025

A standout on this year's Doc Edge Film Festival programme is 'A Quiet Love', which won the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award at the Cannes Film Festival. 

The film follows three deaf couples - each from different backgrounds and circumstances - connecting through Irish sign language. 

The producers of the film Anne Heffernan and Seán Herlihy spoke to Jesse.

The DocEdge Documentary Film Festival is underway in Auckland, and it'll be coming to Wellington and Christchurch from the 16th, and the rest of the country from the 28th. 

Producers Anne Heffernan and Seán Herlihy accepting a Doc Edge Award for their film 'A Quiet Love'.

Producers Anne Heffernan and Seán Herlihy accepting a Doc Edge Award for their film 'A Quiet Love'. Photo: SUPPLIED/John Lau