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My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
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Wikipedia article
'My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes' is a 2018 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Charlie Tyrell.[https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/9139982-a-portrait-of-a-lost-parent/ "A portrait of a lost parent"]. 'Hamilton Spectator', January 24, 2019.
Summary
Blending stop-motion animation, family interviews via phone and live footage, the film depicts Tyrell's attempt to make sense of his complicated relationship with his late father Greg through his remaining possessions, including but not limited to his collection of 1980s porn videotapes.[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/reader-center/oscar-contender-documentary-short-subject.html "How Our Oscar Contender From Op-Docs Came to Be"]. 'The New York Times', January 11, 2019.
Accolades
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018,[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-canadas-top-ten-2018/ "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year"]. 'Now', December 5, 2018. and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1161646/prix-ecrans-canadiens-2019-gagnants "Les Qubcois remportent plus de la moiti des trophes l'avant-gala des prix crans canadiens"]. Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019. It was also shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film.
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