"Where's Daddy?"
                                                           A Documentary feature film
                                                                    By Rel Dowdell
                                                                  
                                                                   Release date: 2017 

Executive Producers: Dowdell Film Company and Artists 1st, Inc


                                               

Perspectives on the child support system and the specific effect and consequences to black families. Emphasis on the experience of fathers as participants in the system. Examining the legal challenges, social implications, cultural issues and emotional impact of navigating the child support system.

Subjects include:

Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl receiver Fred Barnett
Writer/author Mister Mann Frisby
Comedian J'Vonne Pearson
Roc-A-Fella rap artist Freeway
Philadelphia basketball Hall of fame coach Bill Ellerbee 


Some topics/questions include:

Court Ordered Child Support, How Does It Work, Why Do We Need It, How Is It Enforced?

Who bears the financial responsibility for children?

Mothers vs. Fathers: an adversarial system (Plaintiff vs. Defendant, Obligor Vs Obligee)

Incarceration as a penalty for non payment. Is it a rational solution?

What do children understand about child support? 

What do parents tell children about child support? 

What are the effects of disclosing that information to the child?

Time vs. Money; Withholding Visitation for Non-compliance 

Are there resources for parents when it comes to child support?

Solutions? Reforms?