“He Calls Me Daughter” documentary explores impact of women’s relationships with their fathers

The recent Kendrick brothers documentary “Show Me the Father” has helped countless men heal the father wound in their lives. Their new production, “He Calls Me Daughter,” explores father-daughter relationships and the lasting impact they have on a woman’s life. Through honest stories and thoughtful insight, the film reveals how faith in Jesus brings healing, transforms lives and restores identity.

“My dad never told me that I was pretty,” one woman in the film said. Another said, “My dad never told me that I was special or important. He didn’t know me.” Comedian Chonda Pierce also shared her insights. “I don’t remember a church my dad ever pastored at that he didn’t have a girlfriend,” she said.

Director Rick Altizer said he felt compelled to help women who experienced absent, broken or distant relationships with their dads.

“The Spirit just made it clear that I am to make this film for women, that I’m to do this,” he told CBN News. “I’m going, ‘But I’m a dude. Why would you call me to do this?’ And I heard the Holy Spirit just say, ‘I’ve given you everything you need; just do it.'”

A diverse range of voices share their personal journeys, including Pierce and Lynsi Snyder, owner of the In-N-Out Burger restaurant chain.. “My dad, as soon as he was out of my life, there was this gaping wound,” Snyder said.

Many women, even those who are in the church, can relate to growing up without a dad.

“I made this film for a Christian woman who goes to church, she’s on the worship team, she goes to the women’s conferences, she gets the books, the curriculum books, she goes to the Bible study, she does all these things and the pain’s still there,” Altizer said.

The movie tells how some women feel like they can connect to Jesus as a man but not to God as a father. To help with that, viewers can obtain access to a six-week study guide to continue the healing process.

“Now we’ve named it,” Altizer said. “Now let’s talk about it. Let’s get some help. Let’s go to counseling, let’s discuss this and start seeing how I need to now start seeing God as my perfect heavenly father who loves me perfectly, not like my earthly father.”

“He Calls Me Daughter” will be in theaters on March 17 and 18. More information is available at www.hecallsmedaughter.org.

–Alan Goforth