My Dead Dad

[Plays Oct. 22 and 26 as part of the 28th Austin Film Festival that runs Oct. 21-28; for information, log on to www.austinfilmfestival.com.] When a disillusioned skateboarder (Pedro Correa) in Reno learns from his well-meaning, but overly protective mother (Terry Walters) that his estranged father (Ricardo Molina) has passed away and he has inherited an apartment complex in Los Angeles in Fabio Frey's coming-of-age, realistic, enjoyable, well-paced, 93-minute film highlighted by striking photography, his initial impulse is to sell property, which his duplicitous, self-serving uncle (Steven Bauer) encourages, but after finding support from the longtime building supervisor (Raymond Cruz), getting to know the eclectic group of eccentric tenants (Courtney Dietz, Simon Rex, Shu Lan Tuan, Nate Jackson, Gabriel Romero, Nicholas Duvernay, et al.), and having a deeper understanding of his father who loved him more than he knew, ultimately impacts his decision about the future.
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