Documentary / Germany
Directors: Rick Minnich, Matt Sweetwood
84 mins
Synopsis
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 is ever found. Enthralling and thought-provoking, “Forgetting Dad” offers an award-winning case study of dissociation, parental abandonment, and family enmeshment in mental illness.
Won Special Jury Award, Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival; nominated Best History & Biography Documentary, Shanghai International TV Festival
