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Film About a Father WhoFilm About a Father Who

Film About a Father Who

October 15, 2021

Friday, 12:01 AM

North Park Theatre

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Film About a Father Who

Lynne Sachs (Dir), 74 minutes, USA, WNY Premiere

Director Lynne Sachs in attendance.

From 1984 to 2019, filmmaker Lynne Sachs shot 8mm and 16mm film, videotape and digital images of her father, Ira Sachs Sr., a bon vivant and businessman from the mountains of Utah. This intimate, 35-year character study is a meditation on fatherhood and masculinity, and the filmmaker's attempt to understand the web that connects a child to her parent and a sister to her siblings.

__Please note that in addition to being an Official Selection from Oct 7-11 during the 2021 Film Festival, Film About A Father Who is also part of BIFF ENCORE Oct 15-18!!!! __

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    Directed by: Lynne Sachs

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    Still from Film About a Father Who

    Directed by: Lynne Sachs

October 15, 2021

Friday, 12:01 AM

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Venue Website ⟶

View on Facebook

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