Film · 2008 · Documentary
If your father no longer remembers you, does he stop being your father?
A man suffers a minor car accident, and a week later constructs a new identity, claiming he can't "remember" being a father. Nearly twenty years later, his amnesia persists, yet no brain damage or physical cause are ever found. Enthralling and thought-provoking, "Forgetting Dad" offers an award-winning case study of dissociation, parental abandonment, and family enmenshment in mental illness.
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A man suffers a minor car accident, and a week later constructs a new identity, claiming he can't "remember" being a father. Nearly twenty years later, his amnesia persists, yet no brain damage or physical cause are ever found. Enthralling and thought-provoking, "Forgetting Dad" offers an award-winning case study of dissociation, parental abandonment, and family enmenshment in mental illness.
Forgetting Dad (2008) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 24m documentary directed by Rick Minnich is rated 6.3/10 by 12 viewers.
Forgetting Dad was released on November 22, 2008.
Forgetting Dad was directed by Rick Minnich.
Forgetting Dad has a runtime of 84 minutes (1h 24m).
Forgetting Dad is categorized as Documentary.
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