FATHER FIGURES

A newly retired theater director, Bruce, begins creating internet videos featuring intimate conversations with his growing collection of ventriloquist dummies. Struck by the fact that Bruce is far more open with his puppets than his own family, his daughter embarks on a process of collaborative filmmaking. Can she come to understand her father's motivations and repair their fraught relationship — using dummies?

Featured on the inaugural Nonfiction Hotlist!

DIRECTED BY
Emma D. Miller

PRODUCED BY
Emma D. Miller, Florrie Priest, and Colby Day

WITH SUPPORT FROM
Evoke Media, Joanna Kim / Safe Space Pictures, Ian Day, Jewish Story Partners, Jewish Film Institute, The Nonfiction Hotlist

CURRENTLY IN LATE PRODUCTION

We are still looking to close our budget gap, so if you’d like to make a donation to the film you can do so through our fiscal sponsor — The Center for Independent Documentary.