Family Affair

Synopsis

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 in FAMILY AFFAIR. As he bravely visits his relatives, what unfolds is as uncompromising, raw, and cathartic as any in the history of the medium.

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Credits

OWN/C-Line Films/Directed by Chico Colvard

Produced by Chico Colvard and Liz Garbus

Directed by Chico Colvard

Edited by Rachel J. Clark

Original Score by Miriam Cutler

Awards & Festivals

Premiered at SUNDANCE Film Festival, 2010

OWN Broadcast premier 2011

Winner, Documentary Feature/Jury Award, Atlanta Film Festival

Winner, Best Documentary Feature, Duke City Doc Fest

Winner, Best Documentary, CFF

Winner, Audience Award, Independent Film Festival Boston

Official Selection, Silver Docs Documentary Festival

Official Selection, Hotdocs

Official Selection, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

        

     

   

  

Reviews

“Fascinatingly RAW... COMPLEX and UNSETTLING” ~ Critics’ Pick, The New York Times

“One of the most PSYCHOLOGICALLY COMPLEX movies ever made.” ~ The Boston Globe