Press & Reviews
"This tantalizing real-life mystery ... is a captivating saga of family dysfunction."
VIDEO LIBRARIAN
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"...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
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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
Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival - Official Selection
True/ False Film Festival - Official Selection
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection
Downloads
English Press Kit (1.3 MB PDF)
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