Daddy (2023 film)

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Daddy
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Directed byNeal Kelley
Jono Sherman
Screenplay byNeal Kelley
Jono Sherman
Produced bySophia Kalin
Albee Zhang
Nate Nemon
Starring Yuriy Sardarov
Jacqueline Toboni
Pomme Koch
Britt Baron
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release dates
  • 2023 (2023)(film festival release)
  • April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)(Anchor Bay Entertainment release)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Daddy is an American science fiction comedy that began its film festival run in 2023 and was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment on April 15, 2025. [1] [2] [3]

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Daddy was the winner of the best film award at the 2023 Ridgefield Independent Film Festival. [1]

It was written and directed by Neal Kelley and Jono Sherman and is their feature debut film. [1]

Plot

In a dystopian society where the state decides who is allowed to father children, a foursome of men gather at a government controlled retreat in the California mountains. There they must determine who among them can become fathers.

Critical reception

Paste magazine, "Daddy brands itself a sci-fi comedy, and is haltingly funny, in fits and starts," concluding, "Daddy is too milquetoast to memorably deliver its opinion." [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lang, Brent (February 29, 2024). "Anchor Bay Entertainment Buys Global Rights to Sci-Fi Film 'Daddy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .
  2. Metro Times Promotions (November 25, 2024). "Anchor Bay Entertainment Premieres Sci-Fi Film Daddy at the Iconic Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor". Metro Times .
  3. "Daddy Sci-Fi Comedy Acquired by Anchor Bay Entertainment". ScreenAnarchy. February 2024.
  4. Vorel, Jim (April 14, 2025). "The Sci-Fi Fatherhood Dramedy of Daddy Proves Confoundingly Vague". Paste .