Watch MY FATHER’S NAME now!
The film was also featured in MV Times!
Susanna Styron, pictured here with Henry Louis Gates Jr. at her screening at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, recently released a new documentary short, MY FATHER’S NAME. You can stream it until September 23 in the NYWIFT Online Shorts Festival where it won the Best Documentary Award. Just go to watch.iwoman.tv, create a free account and watch. The film tells the intimate story of one woman’s attempt to uncover the truth about her father’s participation in a lynching, find a way to hold her family accountable, and face the dawning awareness of her own unconscious racism.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. calls MY FATHER’S NAME “a gripping and essential exploration of race, accountability, and the far-reaching consequences of family secrets.” Visit myfathersname.com to learn more and follow @haironfirefilms on social media.
