Christmas with Dad selected to the 9th International Festival of Visual Culture

28 Jul 2009

Award-winning documentary "Christmas with Dad" continues its international distribution with selection to Viscult 2009, the 9th annual International Festival of Visual Culture in Finland.

Directed by Conor McCormack, "Christmas with Dad" is the story of a young man struggling to define himself through fatherhood. AJ is just 23-years-old but already a father to seven children, five from his partner's previous relationships. Filmed entirely within the physical setting of home, “Christmas with Dad” follows this most unusual family as they prepare for the festive season and ready themselves for the arrival of an eighth child. With remarkable access and insight, "Christmas with Dad" reveals a young man struggling to define his role as father, haunted by his own childhood and facing up to a very uncertain future...

Reviewed as "...an unforgettable portrait of a modern family" by the Jury of the 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008, "Christmas with Dad" is hugely relevant to the central theme of "Family" at this years Viscult 2009. The festival takes place from the 8th to 11th October 2009 in Joensuu, Finland. Director Conor McCormack will be in attendance.