Comedy,
6:42 minutes,
English,
NS,
2009
Synopsis
A comedy exploring the unique dilemmas of suburban dads.
It follows our main character, Bad Dad, as he struggles to balance the demands of his many identities: father, husband, friend and middle-aged inner child.
Think of it as Entourage plus twenty years, kids and vasectomies.
Creative team
Writer/director/producer: Michael Amo
Director/producer: Craig Moore
Personal statement
Filmmakers Craig Moore and Micheal Amo say:
"Bad Dad takes comedic license with pages lifted from our own lives. With a rich territory and continually evolving source of material, we believe that this is a unique point of view that most Dads (and many moms) can sympathize with and laugh at.
Shot in an extreme DIY guerilla style, Bad Dad lays the foundation for developing this concept into a larger and longer format. We have developed Bad Dad initially
as a web series (pre-production on episode three in currently underway as of
September 2009) with the goal of enabling quicker production and creative
control."
Micheal Amo
Michael is an established broadcast writer and director. He attended the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, graduating with a degree in Motion Picture Studies.
He has written over 25 screenplays for film and television, two of which (Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 and Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story) were nominated for Geminis.
Presently he is developing two new television series and a feature film. He lives with his wife and two sons in Nova Scotia.
Craig Moore
Craig is owner of Spider Video, a video production company with a specialty in online content creation. He is a graduate of Saint Mary’s University and NSCAD University. After completing his first broadcast short, Shredded, he freelanced in the film and video industry until breaking out on his own.
His company has evolved into Spider Video to reflect his passion and focus on web-based video. Building on what he sees as a new outlet for filmmakers, Craig is immersed in social media and online distribution and is one of the organizers of Podcamp Halifax.
He lives with his wife, two sons and daughter in Nova Scotia.