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Christmas with Dad (2008)

Duration: 11:43    Category: Short   Opportunity: Bridging the Gap

Christmas with Dad follows 22-year-old AJ as he and his family prepare for the festive season… and the arrival of an eighth child. With remarkable access and insight the film reveals a young man struggling to define his role as a father, haunted by his own childhood, and facing an uncertain future…

Screening Formats: Digi Beta, Beta SP, DV-Cam

Highlights:
WINNER – Best Short Doc – Galway Film Festival, 2009
WINNER – Best Scottish Short Documentary Award – Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2008

HONOURABLE MENTION – Best of British – Encounters Film Festival, 2008

Screenings:
OFFICIAL SCREENING – HotDocs 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Golden Apricot Festival 2010
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Make Dox Macedonia 2010
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Flatpack, Birmingham, UK 2010
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Parvin Etesami Women Film Festival, Teheran 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Schnitt IFF 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Upsalla Film Festival 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Warsaw FF 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Parnu Film Festival 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Galway Film Festival 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Stranger Than Fiction 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – I’ve Seen Films FF 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Hotdocs 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – London Short Film Festival 2009
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Sheffield Docfest 2008
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Glasgow Film Festival
OFFICIAL SCREENING – Encounters FF 2008 – in Best of British Competition

To arrange a screening contact: info@scotdoc.com

This film was developed through Bridging the Gap, an opportunity for emerging filmmakers based in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Director: Conor McCormack
Producer: Sarah Tierney (Clarity Productions)
Executive Producers: Sonja Henrici & Noe Mendelle
DOP: Becky Bell
Editor: Matt Meech
Music: Theo Weywood

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