My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes is a 2018 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Charlie Tyrell."A portrait of a lost parent". Hamilton Spectator, January 24, 2019.
Summary Blending stop-motion animation, family interviews via phone and live footage, the film depicts Tyrell's attempt to make sense of his complicated relationship with his late father Greg through his remaining possessions, including but not limited to his collection of 1980s porn videotapes."How Our Oscar Contender From Op-Docs Came to Be". The New York Times, January 11, 2019.
Accolades The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018,"TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year". Now, December 5, 2018. and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019."Les Québécois remportent plus de la moitié des trophées à l'avant-gala des prix Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019. It was also shortlisted for Best Documentary Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.
References
External links My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes at The Atlantic
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