Daddy and the Warlord
In postwar Liberia Clarice Gargard searches the truth concerning her father's dubious connection to warlord Charles Taylor
documentary 2019
director SHAMIRA RAPHAELA
producer DE FAMILIE
broadcaster BNN/VARA
premiered nationally at Movies that Matter and internationally at Visions du Réel 2019
NFF Golden Calf Winner 2019
What if your dad might not be the hero you always imagined him to be? Clarice Gargard grew up with an idealized image of her father, but unresolved questions about his past now haunt her. Why did he collaborate with three corrupt government leaders in Liberia and with the infamous war criminal Charles Taylor? Did his job in communications imply spying and propaganda? Was he trying to help his country or was he simply after power, money and social status?
Together with director Shamira Raphaëla, Gargard travels to postwar Liberia to uncover the truth about his activities. Interrogating her father and his former colleagues, she realizes the few answers she gets only make reality more elusive. With stylized mise-en-scène and light games that reflect the multifaceted narrative, this captivating quest by a daughter to understand her parentage tells the sadly common story of faded ideals in time of war.
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Credits
Director: Shamira Raphaëla
Co-director: Clarice Gargard
DOP: Jefrim Rothuizen
Sound: Guido van Uden
Music & sounddesign: Jeroen Goeijers
Editing: Paul de Heer NCE
Color correction: Barend Onneweer
Graphic design:
Line producer: Merle Bemelmans
Producers: Michiel van Erp & Monique Busman
Broadcaster: BNN/VARA
Commissioning editor: Sjoerd van den Broek
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Length: 53′
Festivals:
Movies that Matter – 2019 – Amsterdam
Visions du Réel – 2019 – Switzerland
Hot Docs 2019 – Canada
