This film is an excellent rendering of one human being's journey to investigate his own identity by searching out a father he never knew. I was quite struck by Williams' willingness to expose such poignant and personal moments between he and his parents, as well as a look into his own experience of becoming an independent artist in and out of Harlem after spending much of his childhood at a highly exclusive prep school where, it appears, the young man rarely saw any black faces besides his own. I found this film impressive in its candid, sensitive and intelligent depiction of so personal and delicate a subject.
I recommend "In Search of Our Fathers" to all who enjoy documentaries, as well as to anyone long estranged from a parent or from the "parentage" of their own race and history.
I recommend "In Search of Our Fathers" to all who enjoy documentaries, as well as to anyone long estranged from a parent or from the "parentage" of their own race and history.