Ten-year-old Yeon-ah wants to celebrate her mother's birthday. She decides to reach out to her dead father, Jeong Hoon, by mimicking a video on YouTube showing how to contact those who have passed on. To prepare the food for the necromancy, she tries to make dalgona, which she used to make with her father. But she can't seem to get it right. She finally succeeds after finding a video of her father on an old camera that provides the proper instructions. She then organizes the birthday party for her mother with dalgona to enjoy when she gets home from work.

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Dalgona

Young girl honors her dead father with a treat she used to make with him.

A music video for former preschool teacher and dad of three Mr. Jeff's song "Loud In the Library" from his recently released first album Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful. The video is co-directed and co-starring Jeff’s son Silas (age 7 and a half.) Filmed in a REAL library, the music video taps into the joys of reading and giving kids the freedom to explore and appreciate one of the most vital parts of any community!

Loud in the Library

Music video for Mr. Jeff's song "Loud In the Library" Co-Directed and co-starring his son Silas (age 7 and a half.) Filmed in a REAL library!

Ayaan brings his grandfather's dream of being an actor come true and Grandfather gets 100 fans (100 subscribers)! Eka Shukla is a 5th-grade student at Global Indian International School, Singapore.&nbsp;100 Subs&nbsp;is her first film. She previously acted in the short films&nbsp;Smrisha&nbsp;and&nbsp;Polar Bears,&nbsp;which helped inspire her to make her own movie. She also has written/published a children's book,&nbsp;Lily the Axe Girl, with which she raised funds for multiple charities.

100 Subs

Ayaan brings his Grandfather's dream of being an actor come true and Grandfather gets a 100 fans!

A children's musician’s 2-year-old daughter sings "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles with him while joyfully dancing and laughing.

Juni Sings "Hello, Goodbye"

Mr. Jeff, the children's musician's 2 and a half year old daughter sings "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles while dancing and laughing

A 3D animated film Julietta created as her senior thesis project with other Animation/Illustration students at San Jose State University. Based on her own experience, A Trace tells the story of a young girl who learns to shed her guilt about her absent father.

A Trace

This documentary follows Yuri and Rodney on their heartfelt mission to bring hope to families facing difficult circumstances, including homes with special needs, disabilities, and battling life-threatening illnesses. Dressed as Santa’s helpers, they traveled the diverse landscapes of all 50 states to spread joy and deliver toys to kids during the holidays.

Hope For The Holidays

This documentary follows the mission of two men devoted to bringing hope to families and individuals in all 50 US states who are facing difficult circumstances.

Confronted by his mother’s illness and his child’s exploration of gender, a traditional blue-collar guy is torn between who he has always been and who his child needs him to be. The film was an Official Selection at the 2024 Garden State Film Festival, where Silverman was nominated for Best Actor in a Feature, and the 2024 Durango Independent Film Festival, where he won Best Narrative Feature Performance. Among its many other festival selections,&nbsp;Two Lives&nbsp;earned a Jury Prize honorable mention at the 2024 Omaha Film Festival.

Two Lives in Pittsburgh

Confronted by his mother’s illness and his child’s exploration of gender, a traditional blue-collar guy is torn between who he has always been and who his child needs him to be.

When a teenager loses his father, he struggles to overcome immense grief. The teen used to cook with his father but, despite his therapist's suggestion, he refuses to return to cooking. One day while looking for chips, the teen finds his Dad's Old cookbook and decides to create a meal from it. Feeling happier, he has a flashback to when he and his dad discussed starting a restaurant together. Impulsively, he starts a restaurant straight out of his kitchen, which raises immediate problems.

Dad's Kitchen

When a teenager loses his father, he struggles to overcome immense grief.

Many fans already know Brenden from his prolific library of heartwarming, daddying content for moms and dads he posts across several social media platforms, including Instagram, Tiktok, and Youtube. Baked With Love is an original video he created just for&nbsp;D3F&nbsp;2024, and is a sweet (pun intended) story of a loving father who values the special connection with his daughter nurtured through the treasured act of baking cookies.

Baked with Love

A loving father bakes cookies for the first time with his young daughter.

Revealing a path to a more inclusive society that starts with welcoming diversity in the classroom. As 3-year-old Emilio prepares to start school, his family finds itself embroiled in a challenge all too common for children with disabilities: to secure the right to an inclusive education. Cornered in one of the most segregated education systems, NYC public schools, filmmaker Olivier and his wife Hilda turn the camera on themselves and their child with Down syndrome, as they navigate a byzantine system originally designed to silo children with disabilities. Emilio's parents learn from other families who have fought against the injustices built into the educational system while they continue their own battle for their son's future. The film previously won a 2022 SLAMDANCE Grand Jury Award and was selected to the 2021 New Orleans Film Festival, Montreal Independent Film Festival, and ACT Human Rights Festival, among other honors.

Forget Me Not: Inclusion in the Classroom

Emilio's parents learn from other families who have fought against the injustices built into the educational system while they continue their own battle for their son's future.

A musical fable about a father, Konnie, and son, Robbie, and a gift that gives voice to a haunted past. A charismatic and irrepressible storyteller, Konnie is also shadowed by a memory that has remained hidden in the woods of his childhood: how as a young boy, he survived the Holocaust. A turn in both their lives comes when Konnie gives 7-year-old Robbie a guitar, neither realizing that it will allow Robbie to tell the only story his father never could. The film was selected for the 2024 New Hope Film Festival in Philadelphia and won Best Feature at the 2024 North Carolina Film Festival.

Burst the Silence

The true story of an aging father, haunted by a secret, and his son as they reconcile the past.

A relentlessly upbeat father of four revisits the traumatic event from his childhood that forever changed him. A short documentary about exercise, mental health, and second chances.

Dad Bod

A short documentary about exercise, mental health, and second chances.

A campy, modern update of 50-60s B-cinema with real heart. It stars an Afro-Latino, soon-to-be-dad fighting for his life against flesh-eating giant scorpions. A unique horror thriller, the film concludes with a behind-the-scenes featurette detailing how it was made in a rental storage unit, as a one-man-band production, using green screen, miniatures, and stock footage! The film showcases Puerto Rico-born Rivera’s love for retro cinema and tells an entertaining story of a father’s extraordinary dedication to his child.

Papi Ramirez vs Giant Scorpions

A campy, modern update of 50-60s B-cinema with real heart. It stars an Afro-Latino, soon-to-be-dad fighting for his life against flesh-eating giant scorpions.

This documentary features fathers who appeared in PSAs for the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse and includes additional testimony from fathers and fatherhood practitioners. The film emphasizes how essential fathers are to the lives of their children, illustrates the impact of growing up without a father, provides examples of fathers overcoming numerous barriers to be present for their kids, and demonstrates how fathers and their children are flourishing as a result.

DADication

This documentary features fathers who appeared in PSAs for the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

We've all heard about those superheroes who take care of adult problems, but children need their own superheroes to help solve everyday kids’ problems. Superheroes tells the story of those often-anonymous heroes who may be closer than we think.

Superheroes

Anonymous heroes may be closer than we think, and in this fun movie, they are revealed.

A documentary from a dad dealing with a life-threatening diagnosis for his child with a rare disease. Daniel is a visual storyteller and co-founder of Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival and the Disorder Channel, both dedicated to spreading awareness for patient families facing one of the more than 7,000 rare diseases. He considers his documentary on Menkes Disease his most personal and important film as it includes his son Lucas’ story. The film won the 2015 Rare Patient Story Award from Global Genes.

Menkes Disease: Finding Help & Hope

A documentary provides context across the globe showing that there is life after this terrible diagnosis.

A visual journal dedicated to every Black father who has committed their lives to be present in their child's life. Incorporating both photography and film mediums, this short film invites you into an intimate letter written by a son to his father. Written and directed by Barrocks, with creative collaboration from O’Shane Howard, the film was created with the desire to honor Black fatherhood. “We always had our fathers in our lives,” says Barrocks. “They stayed and didn't leave. They were engaged and invested in our success. So, we wanted to tell this story instead of the common absentee Black dad narrative.”

Dear Black Dad

This short film invites you into an intimate letter written by a son to his father.

This music video celebrates the importance of being a grandparent and describes the many different granddaddying roles. Randy plays for his grandkids, all of which he loves so much. Another of Randy’s songs/videos, “Empathy,” recently won an award at the Round the Globe Film and Music Festival.

Fits Just Right

This music video celebrates the importance of being a grandparent and describes the many different granddaddying roles.

Oltha, a determined and compassionate woman, embarks on a heartfelt journey across continents to discover her roots. Armed with little more than a dream and a prayer, Oltha’s story unfolds against a backdrop of family secrets, unexpected revelations, and unwavering love.

Mushroom's Quest

Oltha, a determined and compassionate woman, embarks on a heartfelt journey across continents to discover her roots.

High School junior Allison thanks her dad for all the support he's given her over the years.

Thank You, Moddy

A daughter thanks dad all the support he has given her.

To inspire more dads to play an active role in their children's lives, Marino and Thomas took on the challenge of getting around the scenic island of Krk in Croatia by running, cycling, and hiking 150 kilometers in seven days with their 2-year-old toddlers! This story will inspire parents, especially fathers, to be more present and creative when spending time with their children. The film sparks discussion about the meaning of equal parenting and the important role fathers have in their children's upbringing.

DaddyHood Adventure

Two dads and two toddlers take on a 150k adventure.

Filmmaker Stéphan Balay never knew Albert Balay, his paternal grandfather. Nor did his father. He never had the full story of Albert's disappearance, only fragments of stories and anecdotes that eventually settled on him: gendarme in the Resistance, tortured, deported, died in deportation. Certainties and unknowns intertwined. Stéphan made this film to put together the fragments of the story, reconstruct the puzzle, and get as close as possible to the truth.

Following Albert

Certainties and unknowns intertwine in a story about paternal grandfather who died in deportation.

Alejandro, a 5th-grader, remembers good times with his dad and has a stop-motion animated conversation with him while tossing the football.

My Wonderful Dad

A son remembers good times with his dad, including talks they've had while playing catch.

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