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My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes

By

Charlie Tyrell

Duration

13 MIN

Language

English

Subtitles

French

Country

Canada

Year

2017

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Charlie Tyrell seeks to better understand his emotionally distant late-father through the random objects he left behind... including a stack of tacky, 1980s VHS pornography. Narrated by David Wain.

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Direction

Charlie Tyrell

Charlie Tyrell is a Toronto-based filmmaker who works in a hybrid style that often combines live-action footage with stop-motion and 2D animation. My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2018, and is one of the most popular shorts on the New York Times Op-Docs platform. His 2015 short doc, I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! won Canada's National Screen Institute Blue Ant Media Award for Best Documentary.

Cinematographer

Chet Tilokani

Cast

David Wain

Original Title

My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes

French Title

Les vidéos pornos de mon défunt père

English Title

My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes

Official website

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