San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2009

Learn a trade. Work hard. Go ask your mother. A father’s wisdom is timeless, if sometimes unclear to a son until he, too, becomes a father. But what is fatherhood? Rick Cree discovers that which defines a father is what he leaves behind in this cinematic personal essay about three different generations of men. With home movies and still photos, Rick reflects upon his own broken, destructive relationship with his father and searches among the pieces for how he can be a positive influence on his own teenage son, Micah. A journey with his son to his father’s depression-era hometown in Eastern Kansas helps Rick finds the peace he needs to help his son face the future.