Father’s Daze

FATHER’S DAZE is Mark Pellington’s lyrical exploration of the effects of the degenerative Alzheimer’s disease on his dad, bill Pellington –husband, father, and former star linebacker with Baltimore Colts. FATHER’S DAZE is an unflinching, but ultimately loving portrait of a vital man stopped by an illness and of a caring family that is trying to cope, and trying to communicate with him. “He’s dead, but he’s not dead... he’s alive, but he’s not alive”, says Micki Pellington, bill’s wife and Mark’s mom, to whom the film is dedicated.A) FATHER’S DAZE has aired on PBS in approximately 15 cities across the US.B) Robert Koehler of the Los Angeles Times says that Pellington “creates a portrait of his father that surpasses most independent video in a remarkable blending of heightened emotions and visual inventiveness”.