As a start, before you start the documentary 'A secret love', you should have a scarf and a handkerchief with you.
An unusual love affair between two women, Henschel and Donahue, who call each other by nicknames like "my honey" , throughout the film. They began dating in 1947, a time when homosexuality was practically wrong and strictly forbidden. They led a discreet life as a couple in Chicago.
Before meeting each other, Donahue and Henschel went out with men. In fact, Henschel was engaged. But when they met each other, it did not take long for them to realize that it was true love.
Henschel and Donahue were in their 80s when they told the truth to their family.
Less than a decade ago, when Donahue was in her late 80s, she finally told the family the truth about her relationship with Henschel.
Donahue passed away in 2019. She and Henschel lived together for 72 years.
Henschel is still alive and living in a nursing home in Canada. She and Donahue granddaughter Diana Bolan often wonder how Donahue would experience the release of this documentary.
The filmmakers think 'A secret love ' is a universal story. An extraordinary romance between Henschel and Donahue.
"We have these two wonderful, independent women who did not rely on anyone their whole life, who now had to ask other people to help them. They have something to say!"
