Prof. Alex Denison Wins LEF New England Production Grant
Congratulations to Prof. Alex Denison for winning a production grant through LEF New England to support his upcoming project In The Keeping.
LEF New England supports new film and video work through their Moving Image Fund (MIF), started in 2001. This year, the LEF Foundation has awarded 11 Moving Image Fund grants totaling $47,500 in support of feature-length documentary works by New England-based filmmakers.
In the Keeping explores the human pursuit of an ideal image in the ever-changing, unwieldy body of a fish. Centered on the life cycle of koi fish, an ornamental variety of the common carp, the film explores global trade, environmental history, and the commodification of nonhuman life. Using the fish as a vantage point, it exposes the hidden infrastructures that shape commodified animals, revealing a dynamic landscape where humans and the natural world are inextricably bound.
The film is co-produced by Felipe Troya and Directed by Emily Drummer.