I Love My Dad
A father secretly begins sexting on his son’s behalf. Why? The parent, who had been absent for years, comes up with a 'brilliant idea' – in order to renew contact with his child he pretends to be an adorable waitress the son met accidentally in a restaurant. After all, what could possibly go wrong?
Writer-director-star Morosini’s funny, cringey, all-too-credible dramedy “I Love You Dad” really happened. “My dad asked me to tell you it didn’t,” claims an on-screen chyron at the outset, but it’s too good a story to pass up. And no matter how upset Morosini must have been to discover the deception at the time, his dad gave the budding indie filmmaker (“Threesomething”) the gift of a lifetime: great material.
‘I Love My Dad’ Review: Patton Oswalt Plays a Serial Liar Who Catfishes His Own Son (variety.com)
awards
- Chicago Critics FF 2022 - Audience Award
- Cordillera IFF 2022 - Best Narrative Feature
- Hill Country FF, US 2022 - Best Feature
- SXSW FF 2022 - Audience Award, SXSW Grand Jury Award
James Morosini
An accomplished actor, James brings a passion for performance-oriented filmmaking to his deeply personal storytelling. After his micro-budget feature Threesomething was distributed in 2018, real life events served as the inspiration to write the award winning script I Love My Dad, which he directed last year and has its world premiere at SXSW '22.
Filmography
2016 Single Minded (series)
2016 Game Night (short)
2018 Roxy (short)
2018 More (short)
2018 Threesomething
2019 Blush (short)
2022 I Love My Dad
Cast & Crew
