Father Figures

Father Figures is a 22-minute autobiographical essay film that reveals the evolution of Segura's relationship with her estranged father, and at the same time, it establishes other men that were instrumental in her upbringing: her grandfather, stepfather, and uncle. The narrative backbone of the story consists of four letters that she wrote to her father at different points in her life 10, 12, 25, and 35. Guided by a strong voice-over, the film is a love letter that follows a non-linear narrative moving back and forth between personal reflection, childhood memories, and present-time interviews with some of her father figures. Ultimately, the film is about coming to terms with her share of toxic masculinity, and at the same time, it is a cinematic documentation of the psychological process of re-parenting herself.