11/10/2025
The NB Film Co-op Monday Night Film Series Presents:
HIS FATHER'S SON
November 10, 7:30pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus, Fredericton, NB
Admission: $7 for Monday Night Film Series Members / $10 for non-members (CASH ONLY)
(FESTIVAL PASSES NOT ACCEPTED)
79 mins, Canada 2024, English, Farsi
His Father’s Son, the debut feature from Meelad Moaphi, is a quietly powerful family drama set in Toronto’s Iranian Canadian community. Amir (Alireza Shojaei), an ambitious chef striving to forge his own identity, struggles under the weight of his father’s expectations and the shadow of his younger, seemingly favored brother, Mahyar (Parham Rownaghi). When a mysterious inheritance from a long-lost family friend is left solely to Mahyar, Amir begins to question the family’s past and his place within it.
As secrets unravel, tensions rise, exposing generational divides, cultural pressures, and the emotional cost of masculinity. With food as both metaphor and emotional currency, the film explores identity, belonging, and the quiet resentments that simmer beneath the surface of family life. Anchored by strong performances and a nuanced script, His Father’s Son is a tender, introspective portrait of a man caught between tradition and self-determination, and the painful truths that can finally set him free.
NOTE: Silver Wave Film Festival passes are not accepted for entry to this Monday Night Film Series screening. A misprint in the Silver Wave Film Festival brochure incorrectly implied that Silver Wave festival passes included entry to this Monday Night Film Series screening.
