Press & Reviews
"A Fascinating Film."
Gil Whiteley, DENVER DAILY NEWS
[Read Full Article]"Another pick for one of the top independent docs of the decade. The filmmakers' dad develops amnesia, and rejects the relationship they once had. Both fascinating and heartbreaking, this is why we love CINEMA."
HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM INSTITUTE
[Read Full Article]"...a clever allegory about the United States of Amnesia, wherein wind-blown men can remake themselves in an instant."
Paul Sturtz, TRUE/FALSE FILM FESTIVAL
[Read Full Article]"A film which questions Richard Minnich’s amnesia with great sensitivity and suspense."
Christine Ritzenhoff, FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE
[Read Full Article]Thumbs up: "A thrilling and moving film..."
CINEMA.DE
[Read Full Article]"An incredibly bizarre journey across America with increasingly surreal imagery."
Martina Knoben, SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
[Read Full Article]"Breathtaking documentary."
Joachim Kurz, KINO-ZEIT.DE
[Read Full Article]"An unparalleled, touching documentary."
Matthias Wannhof, SCHNITT.DE
[Read Full Article]"Incredibly fascinating."
Alexandra Seitz, TIP, Germany
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Interviews With the Filmmakers
CommitmentNow speaks with Rick Minnich, co-author and director of the documentary "Forgetting Dad"
LATALKRADIO discusses "Forgetting Dad" with director Rick Minnich
(MP3 Audio)
Festivals
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam IDFA:
Special Jury Award, Joris Ivens Competition 2008GZDOC – Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival:
Grand Jury Prize, China, 10 December 2009Highest Rating of German Film Assessment Center FBW
Achtung Berlin – New Berlin Film Award:
Honorable Mention, Berlin, Germany, April 2009Ippokrates 1st International Health Film Festival:
2nd Audience Award, Kos, Greece, September 2009William Dieterle Filmpreis:
(Special Prize) Ludwigshafen, Germany, 23 October 2009Dallas Video Fest:
Honorable Mention, Dallas, Texas, 23-26 September 2010Shortlisted for Lola German Film Prize, 2011
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