Documentary · 2002 · 51m

Papa

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Director
Jon Alpert
Cast
Crew
Jon Alpert — Director of Photography John Custodio — Editor
Tagline

He was a businessman, a jazz bandleader, a navy pilot—and a great dad.

Synopsis

Filmmaker Jon Alpert turns the camera on his own family in this intimate portrait of his aging father. As illness and declining vitality reshape his life, the film captures a deeply personal struggle with dignity, humor, and the bonds that hold a family together.

Mood & Themes
dying and deathdying manfamilydying fatherdying
Key Collaborators
Jon Alpert Director Jon Alpert Director of Photography John Custodio Editor
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