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Father's Day (2025)

Father's Day poster
Directed by
Ayana O'Shun
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 15m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker investigates the impact of absent fathers in Black communities by exploring her own story and interviewing women in Quebec and Guadeloupe. She also speaks with historians, therapists, and academics to understand the issue.

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What happens

La Fête des pères est un documentaire québécois réalisé en 2025 par Ayana O'Shun sorti en 2025. Il s'agit d'une enquête sur le phénomène des pères absents dans les communautés noires, à travers le récit personnel de la réalisatrice, les témoignages de femmes résidant au Québec et à la Guadeloupe et des entretiens avec un historien, des psychothérapeutes et des universitaires. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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