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In Festivals

LEF Grantee Jane Gillooly premiered her newest film Suitcase of Love and Shame at the Ann Arbor Film Festival. The film reconstructs a mesmerizing narrative from 60 hours of reel-to-reel audiotape discovered in a suitcase purchased on eBay. Recorded in the 1960's, the tapes chronicle an adulterous love affair between a Mid-western woman and her lover. LEF Program Director Sara Archambault spoke with Jane recently about her process. See the interview here.

News & Announcements

LEF is proud to announce the Spring 2013 Moving Image Fund grantees! See the full list of funded Production and Post-production projects here

The LEF Moving Image Fund deadline for pre-production funding is coming up fast - Friday, June 7th! Details here.

The LEF Foundation is excited to unveil two new projects, now live on our website: The MOVING IMAGE FUND DIRECTORY and MOVING IMAGE FUND DIALOGUES. Through both these projects, we're proud to showcase the films and the filmmakers that LEF supports in the New England region. Check them out!

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