What Movies Can Teach Us About Being Dads — Allan Shedlin Returns!

Allan Shedlin is back! Our first returning guest joins us as his Daddying Film Festival and Forum heads into its sixth year in Washington, DC. Allan tells us how a movie about a fractured father son relationship inspired him to create a festival dedicated to using film to start conversations about fatherhood and why he believes some of the most powerful stories aren't about perfect dads, but ordinary fathers simply trying to show up.We talk about the incredible films that have come through the festival, including one made by a 17-year-old girl reconnecting with the father she hadn't seen in eight years, why dads are so often portrayed as either buffoons or villains in movies, the small everyday rituals kids actually remember, and why sometimes being a good dad is really just as simple as having breakfast together every Saturday.Plus: Allan is about to become a great-grandfather, the festival has added a Best Podcast category, and yes… we're going to have to submit World's Greatest Dad.