Logline:
When her estranged father falls gravely ill, an accomplished journalist tasked with handling his affairs uncovers a hidden life of love, loss and activism that forces her to reconsider the man she thought she knew—and the family history that shaped them both.
Synopsis:
“My Father the Queen” follows Kelly, an accomplished journalist forced back into the orbit of her estranged father, Walter, after he contracts COVID-19 and names her as his next of kin. While sorting through the life he kept hidden, Kelly uncovers evidence of love, loss, queer community, and AIDS-era activism that complicates everything she believed about him. Spanning decades, the film explores how secrecy, shame, grief, and family wounds distort memory—and what happens when a daughter discovers the story she carried about her father was truly incomplete.
My Father The Queen
Written by Lisa N. Alexander
Lisa, the film’s creator and writer, is an award-winning filmmaker and storyteller.
The film is very loosely inspired by the filmmaker’s own experience. But once Lisa began writing, the characters took on lives of their own and revealed a much larger story about family, identity, secrecy, grief, and the stories we inherit about the people we love.
My Father The Queen explores closeted gay life, Black family dynamics, the impact of the AIDS crisis, complicated father-daughter relationships, generational wounds, and what healing can look like when long-held beliefs are challenged by the truth.
My Father The Queen was named a semifinalist for the BLK Screenplay List.
My Father The Queen is currently in development and seeking production partners and financing.
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