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| Completed: |
January, 2002 |
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Festivals
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Screenings:
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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, 7/25/02
American Psychological
Association Convention, 8/23/02
Cleveland International Film Festival, 3/20/02
Family Therapeutic Networker Conference, 3/8/02
DoubleTake Film Festival, In-the-Works Session, 5/4/01
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| Running Time: |
53:30 minutes |
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Shot on DV; Distribution on Beta
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| Synopsis: |
What do daughters learn from their
fathers about men? Dancing with My Father is an intimate
family view of how adult love is often shaped by what a child
learns at home. With camera rolling, Rock sets out to make a
point about her father's emotional guardedness, that it was
hurtful, that it had a ripple effect which extended into her
own marriage. Her father’s struggle to meet her halfway
and yield to her questions while the world is, in effect, watching,
is the surprise of this family drama. With his help, Rock combines
self-analysis and dynastic saga as she traces her family demons
from a tiny Jewish community in Slovakia, to the immigrant neighborhoods
of Cleveland, Ohio during the early 20th Century. In the process
she finally learns to dance with her father and not around him. |
| Production Credits: |
Dancing with My Father is
produced, directed and written by Marcia Rock; photographed
by Marcia Rock, Jimmy Garland, Adrian Mihai and Jenny Perlin. |
| Contact: |
For information and to purchase tapes:
Marcia Rock (212) 998-7985
marcia.rock@nyu.edu |
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