In My Father's House 2015

Title: In My Father's House
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Languages: English
Genres: Documentary, Drama, Family,
Runtime: 1:33:00 Hour
Cast: T.L. Williams
Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
MPA Rating: R
Rating: 7.2 (114 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 92 %
Audiance Score: 42 %
Year: 2015
Summary: IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE explores identity and legacy in the African-American family, as Grammy award-winning rapper Che 'Rhymefest' Smith and his long-lost father reconnect and try to build a new future in Chicago's turbulent South Side. Himself a child of a broken home, Che hasn't seen his father, Brian, in over 20 years, and presumes him dead. But after buying his father's childhood home, Che sets out to find him, and learns that his is now a homeless alcoholic living only several blocks away/ The film offers a probing take on memory and identity in a family two generations removed from slavery as it tracks Che and Brian's shared journey to create a new legacy for themselves, their community and the next generation of family.