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Family affair /

At 10 years old, Chico Colvard accidentally 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. As he bravely visits his relatives,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Colvard, Chico David (Screenwriter, Director), Garbus, Liz (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Sausalito, California : Ro*co Films Educational, 2010.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Colvard, Chico David.
Dysfunctional families > United States.
Family violence > United States.
Familles inadaptées > États-Unis.
Violence familiale > États-Unis.
Dysfunctional families
Family violence
United States
Streaming video.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Streaming videos.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:At 10 years old, Chico Colvard accidentally 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. 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (82 min.))
Playing Time:01:21:35
Audience:Not rated.