
Great Photo, Lovely Life: Facing a Family’s Secrets
Cinema Eye Honors
1 Nomination
2025
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Nominee · 2025
Broadcast Film
Directed by Amanda Mustard, Rachel Beth Anderson
Synopsis
Photojournalist Amanda Mustard returns home to Pennsylvania to investigate the sexual abuse crimes committed by her grandfather. A visual whirlwind of memories from her family’s archive unravels a world of secrets through interviews, photographs, and home movies. A cinematic journey eight years in the making, Great Photo, Lovely Life chronicles a granddaughter’s attempt to disrupt a cycle of intergenerational trauma through the voices of the survivors and her grandfather himself.
2025 · 1 category
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