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Filmmaker Chico Colvard’s intensely personal film begins with a chilling childhood memory, a terrifying moment that would unexpectedly unravel a far more horrifying secret. Incest between his father and his three sisters tears the family apart. When decades later, Colvard finds his pedophile father at the family’s Thanksgiving table, he embarks on a searing journey into the heart of his family’s pain. Turning his camera on each family member, he examines the dynamics of abuse that continue to estrange and manipulate them all. Raw and unflinching, conversations with his sisters reveal not only their astounding strength, but the unimaginable trials some will endure to satisfy a basic longing for family. A Family Affair is an unforgettably brave story of survival and resilience. - Myrocia Watamaniuk