Sheila & Joe is a love story that unfolds behind bars. This story is told through hundreds of letters shared by Sheila Rule, a former New York Times correspondent, and Joe Robinson, a man serving 20 years in prison. Despite a 20 year age difference, and undeterred by the physical barriers of prison, their love has unstoppable momentum. Intimate and nuanced, this short film visits the space between compassion and passion, revealing a man who transcends his crime and a woman who dares to break the rules.

Sheila and Joe placed 2nd at Pictures of Year in the Documentary Daily Life category and was an official selection of Woodstock Film Festival’s Short Films Big Stories program in February 2021.

Produced by Talking Eyes Media.

Editor & Motion Graphics: Stephanie Khoury

Director: Julie Winokur

Director of Photography: Ed Kashi