1. Hostage to the Devil
Malachi Martin; an Irish priest who dedicated his life to battling an ancient evil. Malachi Martin; exorcist. Using first-hand interviews, dramatic reconstruction, archival evidence and Martin's own words, this documentary will follow Father Martin's incredible crusade from the 1970s through to his death in 1999. So. Does the Devil exist?
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
2. Karma Shadub
A young director tries to understand his estranged relationship with his father
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
3. Daddy's Girl (Pappas flicka)
Daddy’s Girl is a story about differences, but also about similarities, reunions and the difficulty to hate. Father and daughter know each other so well, that even the most tragic scenes start to seem comical. Melisa’s relationship to her father is so painful, because there’s so much love involved.
4. Kintaro Walks Japan
Kintaro Walks Japan is a documentary film produced and directed by Tyler MacNiven. It is an account of MacNiven's journey walking and backpacking the entire length of Japan from Kyūshū to Hokkaidō, more than 2000 miles in 145 days.
5. Moruroa Papa (Moruroa Papa)
(Moruroa Papa)
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
6. To the Sea (Alamar)
Before leaving for Rome with his mother, five year old Natan is taken by his father, Jorge, on an epic journey to the pristine Chinchorro reef off the coast of Mexico. As they fish, swim, and sail the turquoise waters of the open sea, Natan discovers the beauty of his Mayan heritage and learns to live in harmony with life above and below the surface, as the bond between father and son grows stronger before their inevitable farewell.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
7. Britney Spears: Breaking Free
Almost four decades as the Princess of Pop, superstar Britney Spears, continues to be in the public eye on the brink of winning a legal battle with her father that would end a conservatorship and at long last give her control of her life.
8. Alleinerziehende Väter – Ihr Kampf um Anerkennung (Alleinerziehende Väter – Ihr Kampf um Anerkennung)
Portraits of three single fathers.
9. Everybody has its own way (Todo Mundo Tem Sua Cachaça)
Documentary about the director's father and his passion for photography.
10. The House We Lived In
Nearly a decade in the making, The House We Lived In is a strikingly candid portrait of a family transformed by a father’s brain injury. In 2011, 61-year-old Tod O’Donnell awoke from a coma with a case of total amnesia that doctors assured his wife and children was temporary. But when it proved permanent, and for no discernible reason, the O’Donnell’s were left to themselves to untangle the mystery — a struggle for answers that would only raise more questions as they came to realize, painfully, that the real mystery was Tod himself.
11. Dysphonias (Disfonías)
After a premonition of an unusual bird, a father loses his voice. His daughter undertakes a search to rediscover him, through an intimate narrative that explores the past, the new facets and the silences of a man who is no longer the same.
12. Mörtfors-Tarzan (Mörtfors-Tarzan)
Dark as ebony and agile as a panther was Tom Alandh's father. Many said that the darkness and wildness of him made him look like Tarzan, even though he only came from Åmål.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
13. My Father
This short documentary is a tribute to the unknown father. Emerging filmmaker Danic Champoux poses the question "How many men still have to uproot themselves and leave their families to get work?" as he sets out to search for his own father. He wonders about these men who are labourers, itinerants, and mostly nameless, but who are all exemplary providers. But at what cost? This film was produced as part of the Libres Courts collection of first-time documentary shorts.
14. Pass It Around
Documentary about living with an addict and grappling with the genetic propensity of becoming one.
15. Werner We Love You (Werner We Love You)
When Werner Herzog was still a child, his father was beaten to death before his eyes. His mother was overwhelmed with his upbringing and thereupon shipped him off to one of the toughest youth welfare institutions in Freistatt. This was followed by a career as a bouncer in the city's most notorious music club and an attempt to start a family. Today, the 77-year-old from Bielefeld lives with his dog Lucky in a lonely house in the country. Despite adverse living conditions, he has survived in his own unique and inimitable way.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
16. Luminary
A poetic portrait of a blind father with a bright perspective on life, who is strongly determined to deliver his message to the world.
17. Linee d'ombra (Linee d'ombra)
(Linee d'ombra)
18. The Self-Made Man
Is it ever rational to choose death? On Independence Day at Stern Ranch, 77-year-old solar energy pioneer Bob Stern finds out he’s seriously ill – possibly dying. Meanwhile, an elderly in-law is dying on artificial life support. Bob decides to cheat that fate and take his own life. His family tries to stop him. Bob sets up a video camera. Daughter Susan Stern explores “rational suicide,” the “right-to-die” and the difficult end-of-life choices faced by an aging population.
19. Arabic Secret (Arabski sekret)
One who doesn't have roots won't be able to grow wings-a documentary project about a man tracking his origins to the Middle East and establishing a connection with his father, whom he have never met before.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
20. A Way of Saying (Un Modo de Decir)
A filmmaker's poetic memories of her father.
