Father's daze

  • 26'
  • USA
  • 1993
Moving portrait of the film-maker's father, once a famous American football player, now suffering from Alzheimer's disease and not a shadow of the former sport star. Pellington has taken his shots form the family archive.His relatives try to make life as bearable as possible for the severely mentally handicapped father. Mark's mother has to live with a man who is not dead, but nor is he really alive.
Director
Mark Pellington
Premiere
European premiere
Country of production
USA
Year
1993
Festival Edition
IFFR 1994
Length
26'
Medium
16mm
Language
English
Producer
Crossroads Films
Sales
Alive tv
Screenplay
Mark Pellington
Director
Mark Pellington
Premiere
European premiere
Country of production
USA
Year
1993
Festival Edition
IFFR 1994
Length
26'
Medium
16mm
Language
English
Producer
Crossroads Films
Sales
Alive tv
Screenplay
Mark Pellington