The Death of My Two Fathers

20 years after his father’s death, Sol Guy watches tapes he left behind. They push him to trace his Black American roots, heal through art, and break generational cycles.

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When Sol Guy’s father William died, he left behind video tapes sharing the story of his life story for his children. Twenty years later, Guy had yet to watch them. When the moment came, the result was The Death of My Two Fathers, a deeply personal documentary about family, sorrow, healing and how we come to understand our identities. In an exclusive interview, Guy speaks of the emotional journey behind the film, what he hopes his own children will take away from it and how Blackness, fatherhood and healing are tied together.

On a special Father's Day edition of our podcast, Sol Guy discusses his film, 'The Death of My Two Fathers," a courageous exploration of identity, fatherhood, life, and death.