"I told myself, I'm not gonna be no deadbeat father. For me to be a deadbeat father, I gotta be dead, or someone gotta beat me up." So says 26-year-old Alex, one of the men profiled in the upcoming documentary "Daddy Don't Go," which spotlights at-risk urban dads, interpreting their roles as fathers in a world where statistics don't set an encouraging standard. Based in New York City, the film follows four men in their 20s and 30s as they try to make a way for themselves and their families. Alex...
'Daddy Don't Go' Documentary Aims To Help Dads Reject the 'Deadbeat' Label
The Huffington Post - 4 Dec 2013 21:56
"I told myself, I'm not gonna be no deadbeat father. For me to be a deadbeat father, I gotta be dead, or someone gotta beat me up." So says 26-year-old Alex, one of the men profiled in the upcoming documentary "Daddy Don't Go," which spotlights at-risk urban dads, interpreting their roles as fathers in a world where statistics don't set an encouraging standard. Based in New York City, the film follows four men in their 20s and 30s as they try to make a way for themselves and their families. Alex...
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