Chasing Dad: A Lifelong Addiction
This original and compelling documentary depicts one father’s long-term struggle with heroin addiction, told through the uniquely intimate perspective of his own son.
This original and compelling documentary depicts one father’s long-term struggle with heroin addiction, told through the uniquely intimate perspective of his own son. After years of acrimony and estrangement, young film-maker Phillip Wood seeks out his father to try and understand what’s happened to him. But his father is now seriously ill and over the next few months Phillip’s visits force both to confront some uncomfortable truths about their past. Developed from Phillip’s graduation film, Chasing Dad: A Lifelong Addiction offers a strikingly stark exploration into a subject that significantly affected his childhood. This intimate, revealing documentary will show addiction from a different side and challenge our assumptions about how families can rebuild their broken relationships.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Participant | Phillip Wood Sr |
Participant | Phillip Wood |
Producer | Phillip Wood |
Director | Phillip Wood |
Executive Producer | Jane Treavs |
Executive Producer | Peter Dale |
Film Editor | Ollie Huddleston |
Broadcasts
- Tue 3 May 2016 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Tue 3 May 2016 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 3 May 2016 23:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Northern Ireland only
- Fri 27 May 2016 02:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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