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Title: Faggot Dad
Runtime: 6 min
Country: USA
Director: Quinn Vogt-Welch
Placement: Honorable Mention
Competition: December, 2018
Synopsis: The world is teeming right now with voices that are ready to be heard, unabashed. Stories of inequality and abuse are being brought to light like never before and offering strength to others to share their experience. In this film, we explore an intimate and unique journey between a father and his son, each struggling with the pain and anger that comes with the son being bullied because his father is gay. We see all too often lately the terrible aftermath of what being bullied can lead to if ignored for too long. In this film, we get to bask in the shelter and safety of two family members facing the truth and taking the first steps to a road of healing and acceptance.
