Forgetting Dad

"If your father no longer remembers you, does he stop being your father?"

May 27 2010 N/A 1h 24m
Documentary

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.

Plot

One week after a seemingly harmless car accident, a 45-year-old man suffers total amnesia. Christening himself the "New Richard," he embarks upon a new life with a new wife far away from his family. Sixteen years later, his oldest son returns with a camera to investigate why his father's memory never returned.

Written by

Rick Minnich, Matt Sweetwood

Directed by

Rick Minnich, Matt Sweetwood

Cast

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Crew

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Awards

4 wins & 1 nomination

Trailers
FORGETTING DAD - official trailer
Scores
# of Votes
246
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA