Absent Fathers

Absent Fathers is a satirical weave of three interconnected stories examining the fate of Generation X set against the complicated politics surrounding the war on drugs, teenage prostitutes and the meaning of success. Irreverent and nihilistic where fatalism battles hope, it is the story of a young man who searches for his father to find himself.

Danny Fortune is in jail in Toronto at the start of the new millennium, passing the time logging entries into his journal. He has returned home to visit his sister while avoiding his overbearing mother, and to find clues as to his father's whereabouts who went missing seven years earlier. They are uncovered in letters written to his best friend 'Uncle Marc', a well-traveled journalist who Danny idolizes. As an aspiring writer himself, he has spent the last few years traveling to find inspiration. A draft copy of a novel written by his father provides more clues. The final and disturbing piece of evidence is revealed in Uncle Marc’s journal.