Bern, Switzerland. [CD-EUDNews]. The 2019 edition of the Religion Today Film Festival (October 9 in Trento, Italy) received more than 1700 films/entries from several regions of the world and, yet, FATHERS has been selected to be screened at the festival along with being nominated for an award.
“FATHERS is the result of a strong network” said Adrian Duré, TV producer and filmmaker at the Stimme der Hoffnung Media Centre, Germany, and executive producer of the docu-movie. “Fathers is the result of a vision and the commitment of many people around the world. FATHERS is a clear and real example of working together and of everything we can do when we work together,” Duré explained.
Why FATHERS? “FATHERS play a very important role in families,” says Adrian Duré. “Some roles are specific only for fathers or some other roles run in a different way than mothers. We decided to create special material focused on fathers to orient, motivate and highlight the special privilege and process of taking the responsibility of being a father."
Fatherhood is a unique experience but, at the same time, a huge responsibility. To be a father is a privilege but, at the same time, is something serious. Many fathers and families around the world need more information about the meaning of being a father in today´s complex society; a society where women take on myriad roles, where, sometimes, the role of the father is downgraded, and where there is a need to highlight the significant role they play within the family circle. Much is written about the role of the mother, not so much on the value of fatherhood. Recognising this need, the goal of FATHERS is to create concrete, positive and focused material for families, giving strong relevance to the important value for families.
The project equally coincides nicely with the 100th anniversary of Family Ministries within the Seventh-day Adventist Church, providing material to motivate, inspire and to strengthen families around the world. It is a collaborative effort supported by Adventist experts on family and education.
This is intercultural documentary film produced together with media centers from Australia, Lebanon, South Korea, Spain, Mexico, and South Africa. The 45-minute film follows six fathers in six cultures with varied joys and challenges. They tell six stories but have one shared experience: the privilege of being a father.
See the documovie here
