Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival

My Dad’s Tapes

Fri 18 October 2024

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Wheelchair accessible

A photo under the arch of a bridge, a person wearing a baseball cap stands in the woods at the edge of a river.

My Dad’s Tapes (2024)

My Dad’s Tapes

d. Kurtis Watson (Canada, 2024) 1h22m

A remarkable trove of home video tapes spark filmmaker Kurtis Watson to embark on an investigation into repressed memories from his past. Rooted in care, Watson creates space for his whole family to engage, relive and think through the circumstances and mental state of his father leading to him taking his life. My Dad’s Tapes captures a poignant and raw cathartic journey of familial healing and reconnection.

15+: Themes of Suicide

This event is part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival's Focus on Film programme, taking place in Glasgow from 16-19 October.