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LEF is a private foundation that supports contemporary work in the areas of film, architecture, design, and the visual and performing arts.

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At 10 years old, Chico Colvard shot his older sister in the leg. This seemingly random act detonated a chain reaction that exposed unspeakable realities and shattered his family. Thirty years later, Colvard ruptures veils of secrecy and silence again with the documentary film FAMILY AFFAIR. As he bravely visits his relatives, what unfolds is a personal film that’s as uncompromising, raw, and cathartic as any in the history of the medium.

News & Announcements

Monday, August 2 at 7pm is the DocYard screening of Speaking in Tongues at the Brattle. Watch the trailer »

LEF announces the Pre-Production grantees for Summer 2010: 4 awards totaling $20,000. Full list and press release »

LEF New England has launched a blog for discussion of ideas, films and events related to the Moving Image Fund and its mission - check it out here »

Congratulations to LEF Grantee Rebecca Richman Cohen, selected as one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film. See the article here »

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