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Through a diverse range of stories, this programme examines the father figure. An unflinching look at the many faces of fatherhood and the complex dynamics between male parents and their children. Young or funny dads, absent and rekindled dads, mourning dads, abusive dads. Stories about dads with issues or dad’s issues.
Days of a Lilac Summer
An angry teen goes on a summer vacation with her absent father. In the Greek, peaceful countryside, she explores her desire for male attention with two older boys, ignoring her need of a father figure.
Ariadni Angeliki Thyfronitou Litou
Lemon Tree
At a Halloween carnival, a young father steals a magician's rabbit to impress his ten year old son. The thrill of the petty theft quickly dissolves into reality when the young boy is tasked with getting himself, his father, and his new pet home safe.
Rachel Walden
Our Males and Females
A father and mother are faced with the painful task of washing and shrouding their deceased transgender daughter. Shrouding is an Islamic religious practice that is deemed obligatory to carry out upon death. But when no one agrees to wash her and shame falls onto the family, how far is the father willing to go to make sure his "son" is washed?
Ahmad Alyaseer
Prelude of a Story
After a mother’s passing, a daughter searches through archival footage to understand who she was, and how it connects to the father's abusive relationship that is shaping her understanding of womanhood.
Ashley Salman
Sushi
Sushi is the story of Betu and Jaume, two men from different generations, who have yet to understand what parenthood means to them.
Iván Morales