2020 American faith-based film
Selfie Dad Promotional release poster
Directed by Brad J. Silverman Written by Brad J. Silverman Produced by Paul L. Long Starring Cinematography Ulf Soderqvist Edited by Vaughn Bien III Richard Nord Music by David Siebels Production company
Kappa Studios
Distributed by GVN Releasing Release date
June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19 )
Running time
97 minutes Country United States Language English
Selfie Dad is a 2020 American faith-based comedy-drama film written and directed by Brad J. Silverman.[ 1] It stars stand-up comedian Michael Jr. as Ben Marcus, a former stand-up comic who attempts to become a social media star .[ 2] The film's cast also includes Chonda Pierce , James Denton , Karen Abercrombie, and Jamie Grace .[ 3]
Selfie Dad was originally scheduled for a theatrical release , but was instead released on video-on-demand (VOD) services due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 4]
Cast
Reception
Joe Leydon of Variety called Selfie Dad "a more emotional and satisfying piece of work" in comparison to a previous film by writer-director Silverman, Grace Unplugged (2013).[ 1] Leydon also wrote that Selfie Dad contains, "beneath all the funny business, some well-observed truths" regarding race relations in the United States , but noted that, "right now, those truths may be, well, more than a tad distracting from the story Silverman set out to tell."[ 1]
Shannon M., in a review of the film for The Dove Foundation (a non-profit organization that publishes reviews "based on Christian values "[ 5] ), called it "a heart-warming film that reveals the truth of Hebrews 4:12 [broken anchor ] ."[ 6]
References
^ a b c Leydon, Joe (June 17, 2020). " 'Selfie Dad': Film Review" . Variety . Retrieved September 25, 2021 .
^ Gaughan, Liam (June 19, 2020). "Dallas Comedian Michael Jr. Keeps the Dad Jokes Clean in New Film Selfie Dad" . Dallas Observer . Retrieved September 25, 2021 .
^ Ortega Law, Jeannie (June 19, 2020). " 'Selfie Dad' star Michael Jr. encourages fathers, all men to find their strength in the Bible" . The Christian Post . Retrieved September 25, 2021 .
^ Sahms, Jacob (May 18, 2020). "Michael Jr.'s Selfie Dad Wants to Truly Connect" . Dove.org . The Dove Foundation . Retrieved September 25, 2021 .
^ "About Dove" . Dove.org . The Dove Foundation . Retrieved September 25, 2021 .
^ M., Shannon. "Selfie Dad" . Dove.org . The Dove Foundation . Retrieved September 25, 2021 .
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