The Donald E. Lacy, Jr Social Justice Award
Social Justice is a passion of the Studio City Film Festival organizers. The Fair Housing Federation of Southern California is a non-profit that is also affiliated with the festival, and started by Steve Sturla and James Woodson in 2016. Back in 2017, we created the Social Justice Award, in honor of a film that best embodies that message. We wanted to name the award after an individual who is an entertainer and also a champion of social justice. And, so we named the award after Donald Lacy., who is an actor/comedian who started the LoveLIfe Foundation of Oakland, to honor the memory of his cherished daughter, Loeshe, a victim of gang violence.
