In this gentle meditation on fatherhood, brotherhood, and manhood, five fathers of trans children join Dennis Shepard – the father of slain gay college student Matthew Shepard – for a weekend fishing trip in rural Oklahoma. As the men cast their lines into the river, they find common ground across racial, geographical, and generational lines: their unconditional love for their children.
This is a documentary short was a 2023 Nominee SXSW Grand Jury Award nominee.
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The Dads |
| Release: 2023-03-12Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 12 minsBudget: $ 0 | |
OverviewOn a fishing trip with Matthew Shepard's father, five disparate dads discuss their love, hopes and fears for their trans kids in this short documentary. |
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