forget the documentary, the movie he was talking about was the one in the chapter before, about the guy in a extremely catholic family that finds out that he's actually gay (Ed watched it with McQueen's staff). In this movie's credits, it shows that the name of the person responsible for the scenario is called "Cleed Schreiber" (the name in the letter/the name he told to Ed. Also, in the beginning, McQueen told Ed that he came from a catholic family but realized he was gay because he wanted to mess his theology teacher up.
Back to the movie theater scene (after Ed&friends watch the movie about McQueen's life) I imagine that it might have meant a lot to Cleed when he criticized his own character (saying he was too complex and exaggerated) and Ed defended him staying that everybody has a reason to be the way we are and all... I'd have fallen in love with Ed in the same second (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ
Inquiring minds would like to know. Am I misreading that?