In My Fathers House (2015)

IN MY FATHERS HOUSE explores identity and legacy in the AfricanAmerican family as Grammy awardwinning rapper Che Rhymefest Smith and his longlost father reconnect and try to build a new future in Chicagos turbulent South Side Himself a child of a broken home Che hasnt seen his father Brian in over 20 years and presumes him dead But after buying his fathers childhood home Che sets out to find him and learns that his is now a homeless alcoholic living only several blocks away The film offers a probing take on memory and identity in a family two generations removed from slavery as it tracks Che and Brians shared journey to create a new legacy for themselves their community and the next generation of family