There are 17.6 million children who are fatherless in the United States (United States Census Bureau).

Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin all had either a father that was abusive, disciplinarian, or who died early in the child's life (Psychology Today, Oradour, World Biography, Mao [Chang], Britannica, The Psych Persepctive via Issuu).

A study of 75 juvenile delinquents revealed 66% had experienced fatherlessness, 20% had never lived with their father, and 25% had alcoholic fathers (Sage Publications).

In a random sample of 930 adult women in San Francisco, 1 out of 6 women with a stepfather who was a principle figure in their childhood years, was sexually abused by him (PubMed).

Approximately 1 in 4 children experience neglect or child abuse in their lifetime and of those maltreated: 18% are physically abused, 78% are neglected, and 9% are sexually abused. Additionally, child maltreatment has a fatality rate of 2.2/1000 children annually, this makes homicide the second leading cause of death in children that are younger than one (National Library of Medicine).

This is The Fatherless Generation.

As generations have passed, families in the United States have become more and more broken and rooted with confusion and betrayal. Gen X, the generation that came after the Baby Boomers, was the first in which it seemed normal to have divorced parents. Most Millennials, in turn, found it best to live with their partners instead of getting married — a way to "test the waters" before committing. This has led to Gen Z becoming the generation of confusion. What does a family look like? A father? A mother? What does commitment look like? What even is the point of marriage?

Instead of understanding these questions, they go unanswered. Gen Z seems to be a part of a global experiment to see what happens when the family is broken apart, when technology takes over, and when escapism feels like the only answer. Drugs, alcohol, sex, pornography, endless scrolling, suicide... doing anything and everything except face the reality of their hurt and brokenness.

This film is a response. It is an offering to the fatherless, the hurting, the disconnected, to reveal what happens when men choose to love, to stay, to lead, and to reflect the heart of the Father in Heaven. Because ultimately, even the best earthly fathers will fail. But God the Father never will. If the fatherless generation knew this love, they would never, ever be satisfied with anything less than Love Himself.

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