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Dad Bod

Not a fitness film.
A family film.

Director Michael Washington survived Stage 3 kidney cancer at 26 because his wife made him go to the doctor. He didn't want to go. That experience became a documentary about why men avoid preventive care — and what it costs the families who love them.

Featuring physicians, community leaders, Phil Ford (Olympic gold medalist), former Mayor Howard Lee, and real families confronting the same question: why do we wait until it's too late?

The film has been covered by the News & Observer, INDY Week, WTVD/ABC11, WRAL, 97.9 The Hill/WCHL, and UNC Lineberger Cancer Center. It has screened at NC State University, Chapel Hill Black Film Festival, Varsity Theatre, and venues across the Triangle.