LAFF director Raddon donated to campaign to ban gay marriage

Rich Raddon, the director of the Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF), has been the centre of a local firestorm in his hometown after it emerged last week that he had donated $1,500 to the campaign for Yes On 8, the statewide proposition which was narrowly passed on Nov 4, eliminating same-sex marriage rights in the state of California.Raddon, who is a Mormon, is one of the senior executives at Film Independent, the non-profit membership organization which according to its mission ...