"The Dads" Film Screening at Rainbow Connections Community Day
"THE DADS" FILM SCREENING: SHOWINGS AT 1PM AND 4PM MORE ABOUT RAINBOW CONNECTIONS COMMUNITY DAY [https://www.facebook.com/events/848771651393727] Inspired by the Emmy-Award winning short documentary of the same name (Netflix, 2023), The Dads follows a community of fathers of trans and nonbinary children forced to choose between country and family amid a shifting political landscape. Directed by Emmy Award–winning filmmaker Luchina Fisher and executive produced by Dwyane Wade, this is fatherhood as an act of radical love and resistance. Learn more: thedadsfilm.com Official World Premiere, SXSW 2026. Audience Award for Best Feature Film, CinemaQ Film Festival. Official Selection: Frameline, NewFest Pride, CAFILM Pride, Bentonville Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, Newburyport Film Festival, QFest St. Louis, Sofia Pride Film Festival, Zinegoak Bilbao Film Festival, Bangkok LGBTQ Film Festival Director & Producer: Luchina Fisher Producer: Stephen Chukumba Executive Producers: Dwyane Wade, Jon Marcus, Joseph Deitch, Carolina García Jayaram, Eva Bloomfield, Laura Tanner, Anthony Chukumba, Rick White, Rebecca B White Editors: Patrick Wright, Chelsi Bullard Director of Photography: Ukachi Arinzeh Featuring (in order of appearance): Stephen Chukumba, Wayne Maines, David Parr, Frank Gonzales, Ed Diaz, Christoph Heinzer, Jose Trujillo, Alex Polotsky, AC Goldberg, JR Ford, Andy DuMont, Carlos Salazar, Casey Deck, Mike Hoffman, Bill Magness, Chris Original score: Ella Feingold and Charlie Hunter. Courtesy of SideHustle Records. Recorded at Studio G in Brooklyn, NY. Engineer Joel Hamilton. Original song: “Make It Out Alive” Performed by Morgxn. Written by Morgan Karr, Sam Tinnesz and Michael Reaves. Courtesy of the artist. Additional Camera: Timothy Jude Appleby, Amy Bench, Cary Cronenwett, Graham Donohoe, Natassja Ebert, Stephen Lewis, Sean Lonergan, Clare Major, Eric Miclette, Ellie Walton Sound Design & Mix: Eli Cohn, Gisela Fullà Silvestre, Ben Kruse, Samuel Berliner-Sachs Colorist & Online: Mike Nuget Clearance Counsel: Create LLP Graphics: Rainbow Connections Foundation, Andrea Bitai, Nic DAmico, DAmico Studios Sound Mix: Nocturnal Sound Production Company: Little Light Productions in association with The Dads Foundation, 59th & Prairie Entertainment, Elevate Studios Impact Partner: The Ali Forney Center
