The Streets Were My Father

"The wounds and traumas from absent and abusive fathers is profound. Which makes Father's Day a difficult one for tens of millions of men in America. It's why Our American Stories chose Father's Day to release the film."

The Streets Were My Father is a profound documentary that tells the real life journey of three inner-city Chicago men from fatherlessness to gangs, and from life in prison to prison programs that set them on the road to redemption. These men now carry on lives as productive members of society. The wounds and traumas from absent and abusive fathers is profound for millions of men around the world. The Streets Were My Father brings both light and hope to everyone affected by past trauma.