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Dad & Step-Dad

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A comedy about family, communication, insecurity, and the fragility of the male ego, the film follows Jim and Dave, a dad and a step-dad, as they struggle with bonding during a weekend upstate with Branson, the son they share. DAD & STEP-DAD first began as a series of improvised shorts created by Tynan DeLong, Colin Burgess, and Anthony Oberbeck in 2018, allowing the trio years to hone their characters and comedic sensibility before growing the project to feature-length. Inspired by cinéma vérité documentaries, ASMR, and Japanese environmental music, the formally and tonally unique character-driven slow-burn was shot in four days during the summer of 2021 with a production budget of $18,000 and is entirely improvised, based on a robust outline and several rehearsals.

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Carlos Aguilar RogerEbert.com Consistently laugh-out-loud and unexpectedly poignant. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Anna Hoang Boston Hassle Short in its runtime, DAD & STEP-DAD plays like a late-night Comedy Central episode that nearly overstays its welcome. But DeLong keeps the digs as succinct as they should without committing you to secondary insanity. Rated: 4/5 Jul 14, 2025 Full Review Q.V. Hough Vague Visages “Tynan DeLong’s ‘Dad & Step-Dad’ finds comedic gold in awkward silence and silly stare-downs.” Apr 23, 2024 Full Review Robert W. Monk Flickering Myth Strongly delivered and confidently directed, Dad & Step-Dad has a big idea and heart that is far wider in scope than its small budget. Mar 26, 2024 Full Review Alan French Sunshine State Cineplex At times, you can feel the extra space from the awkwardness, but for the most part, Dad & Step-Dad lands for its commitment to finding family. Rated: 6/10 Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Elissa Suh Screen Slate An endlessly quotable and unexpectedly poignant film that marries tranquil momentum with argumentative drollery. Mar 21, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A comedy about family, communication, insecurity, and the fragility of the male ego, the film follows Jim and Dave, a dad and a step-dad, as they struggle with bonding during a weekend upstate with Branson, the son they share. DAD & STEP-DAD first began as a series of improvised shorts created by Tynan DeLong, Colin Burgess, and Anthony Oberbeck in 2018, allowing the trio years to hone their characters and comedic sensibility before growing the project to feature-length. Inspired by cinéma vérité documentaries, ASMR, and Japanese environmental music, the formally and tonally unique character-driven slow-burn was shot in four days during the summer of 2021 with a production budget of $18,000 and is entirely improvised, based on a robust outline and several rehearsals.
Director
Tynan DeLong
Producer
Graham Mason, Sarah Wilson
Screenwriter
Tynan DeLong, Colin Burgess, Anthony Oberbeck, Clare O'Kane
Distributor
NoBudge
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2024
Runtime
1h 18m