Conversation Pieces A Swan Song (2015)

A personal documentary about one familys transitions composed of conversations between three generations of women and footage of the homes theyve created for themselves The film moves from a World War II love story to the next generations interracial marriage and then to LaFountains own experience as a child of mixed heritage who walks a fine between her Native American and Jewish cultures Captured with beautiful 16mm cinematography the film explores LaFountains grandmothers move from a threestory townhouse downsizing her lifetimes collections of art and antiques The granddaughters camera travels with the objects from coast to coast as she collects her familys stories