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Publisher
Windrose SAS
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Français
Description
How to bolster ties with a father when words are missing? Kaori Ito, the renowned Japanese dancer and choreographer (she collaborated with Découflé, Denis Podalydes etc.) embodies in this ballet a daughter meeting up her true dad after a long absence. She dances to express her buried feelings in order to make up the time loss.
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Publisher
Seagull Books London
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Testament is a performance piece for three performers and their fathers as well as one performer who appears without her father. The performance documents the rehearsal process: it depicts the discussions, doubts, discoveries, and unanswered questions that arose during the group's reading of Shakespeare's play King Lear. Thus each father and each daughter is the author of the text that he or she speaks and represents publicly his or her own position."--page...
4) The whale
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A reclusive English teacher, living alone in the wake of a tragedy, attempts to reconnect with his teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption in filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's transcendent, emotional epic. Nominated for three Academy Awards and featuring a career-defining performance from Brendan Fraser, THE WHALE is a deeply moving story of heartache, empathy, and grace.
Publisher
Broadway Licensing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Against the backdrop of the Northern Lights, a small town has been pushed to the brink of collapse in a bid for progress and prosperity. To rescue the town from certain destruction, a father and daughter must heal their relationship and work together. This gripping family-friendly story sees brooms coming to life and love blossoming anew. Acclaimed musical theatre writers Richard Hough and Ben Morales Frost have created this gender-swapped twist...
6) Stillwater
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn't commit.
8) The tempest
Publisher
Melbar Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The Tempest follows the story of Prospero (Christopher Plummer), the banished Duke of Milan. Marooned on a distant island with his daughter, Miranda (Trish Lindström), Prospero has spent twelve years perfecting his magic arts. Now, with the help of the spirit Ariel (Julyana Soelistyo), he raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of dukedom.
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman named Alan Clay pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great.
11) Sohra bridge
Publisher
NK Music
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Bengali
Description
Memories, imagination, and reality come together in the journey of a young girl looking for her estranged father. The unexplored, beautiful, and politically volatile North East of India provides the backdrop.
12) Roadkill
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Peter Laurence is a political outsider who is very popular with the people. Fresh from a successful libel case against a journalist printing stories alleging corruption, he's a man on the rise. But Peter has plenty of skeletons in his closet. And soon he discovers another - an illegitimate daughter serving a prison sentence. It's a secret that could ruin him. And one, apparently, that his Prime Minister already knows.
13) Tortilla soup
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three grown sisters, Maribel, Leticia and Carmen try to cope and live with the fact that their father Martin, a veteran chef, is slowly losing his sense of taste. Martin has one simple rule: be at home for Sunday dinner and attendance is both mandatory and non-negotiable. A rift in the family develops when the sisters develop relationships and an obnoxious woman sets her sights on Martin's affections.. Winner of Best Supporting Actress in a Motion...
14) Entertainment
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An aging comedian tours the California, desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he slogs through the barren landscape, inadvertently alienating every acquaintance. At night, he seeks solace in the animation of his onstage persona. Fueled by the promise of a lucrative Hollywood engagement and the possibility of rekindling a relationship with his daughter,...
16) The old way
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An old gunslinger and his daughter must face the consequences of his past, when the son of a man he murdered years ago arrives to take his revenge.
17) Curling
Publisher
Big World Pictures
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
Français
Description
Set on the fringe of society in a remote part of the Quebecois countryside, this takes a keen look at the unusual private life of a father and his daughter. Between his unremarkable jobs, Jean-Francois devotes an awkward energy to Julyvonne. The fragile balance of their relationship will be jeopardized by some bleak circumstances.
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
The king of animated films reigns in this final chapter of the Lion King trilogy! Experience the power of 'Upendi,' which means 'love,' as Kiara, Simba's strong-willed daughter, seeks adventure away from her father's watchful gaze. Timon and Pumbaa can do only so much to protect her, especially when she encounters an intriguing rival, Kovu, a cub who is being groomed to lead Scar's pride. Bonus features included.
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