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Dammit, Dad! (02:57)
Michael Reed - San Francisco, CA
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Short film written and shot in 6 hours as practice for film race. Subject is close to me since my sister drives my father's former car and every time he rides in he asks when we can take him to the DMV to get his license. The family and I also talked about me moving in with him after my stepmother passed away. We finally decide he needed to go into an assisted living home. He is relatively happy, though he complains about the food.
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Dammit, Dad
A little harsh and the acting was poor and unconvincing. Where's the love, compassion and empathy?
Spirited Effort
A spirited effort for the amount of time available. Some good visual shots. Most people will tolerate visual imperfections if the audio is "solid".
Title
I liked the title, it grabbed my attention instantly.
Dammit
A good story done by actors trying to make the point about Deep Age. The decision to take someone out of their independent living is a tough one - but it's a decision some of us have already made, and we have to do it without their "permission". If you can't score a passing grade on the Mini-Mental test, you can't live on your own - and that's that.
Dad
Although a little harsh I'm sure there are a lot of families out there who are in a similar situation and lost about what to do. A perfect statement that there is a need for help.
Dammit, Dad!
This dramatization broke my heart because it plays out all too regularly in real life. I only gave it a 3-star because of the amateur production (no offense meant to the good people who were thoughtful enough to send it in). The script (or a similar version thereof), however, is a "must show" in order to maintain an honest overview of caretaking.
Caregiver Stress?
The "sandwich generation" dad in this dramatization is hard to like because he shows us nothing but an authoritarian temper tantrum. He's pretty sure not only that he's in charge but that he's the only one in the room who knows anything. Wrong on both counts, Sandwich Dad.
No wonder neither his son nor his own father think much of anything he says—from where the car should be parked to where grandpa ought to live. And, by the way, if Grandpa needs so much help, why are they only going to visit with him for five minutes?
If Sandwich Dad is serious about being a caregiver, he needs to do something for his father besides lecturing. A good start would be to commit some serious time and to cut out the macho baloney.
Otherwise, all he's going to get for his trouble is resentment all around. He's not doing anyone any favors with his tiresome "I'm at the end of my rope and it's your fault" act.