Dear Philadelphia (2021)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 28分
演出 : Renee Maria Osubu
シノプシス
Three African American fathers unravel the incomparable partnership of forgiveness and community.
1人で娘を育てると決意した男やもめの新米パパ。おむつ替えや夜泣きと格闘しつつ、時に悩み時に苦しみながら、男は娘とともに成長していく。実話を基にした物語。
建築士のマイケルは、大切な家族を幸せにしたいと思うあまり、仕事に追われ家族との時間さえも持てない忙しない日々を送っていた。そんなある日、彼は人生さえも早送りや巻き戻しできる不思議なリモコンを手に入れるのだった。
Law enforcement officers Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners stand up to the worst the streets have to offer with confidence and focus. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God... and to their children?
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