Événement

F3 - Fullerton Film Festival - In Memory of My Father

IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER
USA, 2005. 96 min.
Director: Christopher Jaymes

In his award-winning film, Christopher Jaymes seeks to capture how narcissism behaves. IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER is a thoroughly authentic plunge into second generation Hollywood royalty. With a title that is, in some ways, meant to lead you temporarily astray, this is no family melodrama about the suffering over the death of its patriarch. With a score by indie music darlings, Belle and Sebastian, the film is a poignant witty and brilliant 24-hour cautionary tale of three brothers (Matt Keeslar, Jeremy Sisto and Christopher Jaymes) coming to terms with their own quandaries, flaws, and failings. With his egomaniacal belief that his demise will shake the film community to its core, the movie mogul/father generates his final great cinematic idea. He bribes his youngest son Chris to document the journey of his fading life, despite the fact that the absolute last thing on anyone's mind (including his children, his lover and the film community) on learning of his death is mourning. Grand Jury Prize Winner, CineVegas 2005. Official Selection AFI FEST 2005.