“…, the portrait that Lynne Sachs pieces together grows increasingly intriguing, not just of her father, but of his generation, and, really, of the broader idea of family.”
“One of the most striking things about the movie is how it reveals the way in which all adult children feel forever small when contemplating the life experience of their parents: the brave or reckless choices, the beneficial and destructive outcomes, the redactions and blank spots, and the mysteries that will never be solved.”
“[A] brisk, prismatic and richly psychodramatic family portrait.” -New York Times
“At the center of Sachs’s work is often Sachs herself: her body, her voice, her words. And with those come the subjects that preoccupy her: family, feminism, language, place, and being.” – Kat Sachs
“Film About a Father Who” Review by Gay City News
“In documentary work, it’s not just about seeing someone,” she says, “it’s how they see that can tell you just as much about them.”
“Lynne Sachs shows her effort results in a powerful, haunting film.”
“‘Film About a Father Who’ makes for an essential, powerful work of documentary to open 2021.” – Glenn Dunks
“…I kept working on what everyone called my “dad film,” but I didn’t really know where it was going. I just knew I was trying to make this film as a way to understand another person.” – Sachs
“Sachs’s films invite us into her personal life as well as the life of others.” in MoMI Retrospective
