Diary of a Father

Diary of a Father (French: Journal d'un père) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Claude Demers and released in 2024.^[1] The film is a personal essay about fatherhood, reflecting on how his childhood as an adoptee who never knew his biological father has impacted his contemporary experience as father to a daughter he cannot see as often as he might wish because she lives with her mother in another country.^[2]

Diary of a Father
French	Journal d'un père
Directed by	Claude Demers
Written by	Claude Demers
Produced by	Claude Demers
Starring	Claude Demers
Cinematography	Olivier Tétreault Claude Demers François Messier-Rheault
Edited by	Natalie Lamoureux
Music by	Sei Nakauchi Pelletier
Production company	Les Films de l'autre
Distributed by	Maison 4:3
Release date	November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20) (RIDM)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The film premiered at the 2023 Montreal International Documentary Festival,^[3] before going into commercial release in 2024.^[4]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Canadian Screen Awards	June 1, 2025	Best Cinematography in a Documentary	Olivier Tétreault, Claude Demers, François Messier-Rheault	Nominated	[5]
		Best Original Music in a Documentary	Sei Nakauchi Pelletier	Nominated
		Best Sound Design in a Documentary	Patrice LeBlanc, Luc Boudrias	Nominated