Paternal relationships—from the challenging to the cherished—have been consistent fodder for the big screen. Charlie Chaplin’s makeshift father in THE KID; Dark Vader proclaiming…well, you know: fathers have shaped cinematic storylines since the birth of the artform. In the ten films of our Daddy Issues series—timed perfectly for you to celebrate (or denounce) Father’s Day—we take a closer look at the foundational father figure in film. From the heroic to the delinquent, from the absent to the affable, the fathers of Daddy Issues have raised us, onscreen and off.
Daddy Issues
June 16 - 29