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Father, Can't You See I'm Burning?

Father, Can't You See I'm Burning?

2021 · 13 min · Documentary, Family

Filmmaker, Grant Conversano, interrogates the medium of the family photo, and what means to be photographed as a child by one's father while exploring inter-generational trauma, grief, and addiction.

Directed by Grant Conversano · Written by Grant Conversano

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