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Chico Colvard
Boston
Filmmaker | Instructor | Curator
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Chico Colvard received his J.D. from Boston College Law School. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where he offers film related courses. He also curates the UMASS BOSTON FILM SERIES. His critically acclaimed film, FAMILY AFFAIR, premiered at Sundance and was the first film acquired by OWN. He is a former Filmmaker-in-Residence at WGBH and Sundance Fellow. Chico has received funding from the Ford Foundation, LEF, Paul Robeson Fund and Vital Projects Fund. Chico is a frequent speaker at colleges and universities, film festival panelist and former juror at Full Frame, IFFBoston and Silverdocs. His new film, BLACK MEMORABILIA, examines the subculture around the collectibles and antiques that serve as reminders of America’s troubled racial past and present. The film is also a portrait of the people who consume, manufacture and assume the identities of these objects.

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Chico was born in Augsburg, Germany, the son of a WWII German‐Jewish mother and African-American father raised in the segregated south of Georgia. After pursuing a career in theatre arts, Chico received his J.D. from Boston College Law School and now teaches “race, law & media” related courses at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is a former Filmmaker-in‐Residence at WGBH, a member of the Producer’s Lab at Firelight Media and former Sundance Institute Creative Producing Fellow. FAMILY AFFAIR is Chico’s feature‐length documentary debut, which premiered in competition at Sundance and has since shown around the world. FAMILY AFFAIR has received Audience and Best Documentary Feature Awards and was the first film acquired by Oprah Winfrey for her new cable channel, OWN. FAMILY AFFAIR was also selected by the IDA for the 2010 DocuWeeks Theatrical Showcase in L.A. and NYC.

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Sundance, full frame, Hot Docs, Berlinale Film Forum, Silverdocs, IDA DocuWeeks

WINNER: Best Doc Feature - Atlanta Film Festival
WINNER: Audience Award for Best Doc Feature - IFFBoston
WINNER: Best Doc Feature - Duke City DocFest
WINNER: Best Doc Feature - Cincinnati Film Festival

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