Life with Dad

200243 min 20 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Ray Harper

Production: Jerry KrepakevichBonnie ThompsonGraydon McCrea

Script: Jim SellersEthel Lesmain

Whether by choice or necessity, more single men are raising children than ever before. Life with Dad explores this growing phenomenon through intimate portraits of three single dads at different stages of fatherhood.

Marc led a fast-paced life as a journalist before discovering he was the father of an infant girl. He chose to raise her alone instead of placing here for adoption. After Tom's wife died in childbirth, he devoted his life to raising three children. Ross, as the sole supporter of his kids after a divorce, struggled to make ends meet after suffering a work-related accident.

Through candid interviews with these dads and their children, along with lively glimpses into their daily lives, Life with Dad provides a thought-provoking look at modern concepts of masculinity, fatherhood and family.

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Subject categories

  • Children and Youth > Divorce and Separation
  • Families > Divorce and SeparationSingle-parent Families

Credits

director
Ray Harper
writer
Jim Sellers
Ethel Lesmain
narrator
Jeff Haslam
editor
Jim Sellers
editorial consultant
Robert Duncan
additional editing
Scott Parker
director of photography
Trevor Wilson
additional camera
Daron Donahue
Richard Bremness
Bill Metcalfe
Aaron Fedor
sound recordist
Jamie Kidd
Larry MacDonald
Carey Opper
online editor
Tyler Hill
Kevin House
colourist
Joe Owens
original music
Doug Blackley
post-production sound
Downy Karvonen
sound mix
Kelly Cole
Hugo de La Cerda
researcher
Jim Sellers
Elizabeth Klinck
transcription
Bridget Toms
Brenda Nesdoly
production assistant
Claudette Breton
production clerk
Ginette D'Silva
production supervisor
Kelly Isaac
program administrator
Margaret Smith
Darin Clausen
producer
Jerry Krepakevich
Bonnie Thompson
executive producer
Graydon McCrea