Filmmaker Documents a Year of Saying Goodbye to His College-Bound Daughter

What a weirdo ! No wonder his wife is depressed. She has been neglected and felt unloved all her life after her daughter was born ! What Father would video tape every aspect of the childs' life right up to her first sexual experience ?? Poor woman, loco man !!!

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My daughter died almost 7 years ago, I wish I had filmed her for the 18 years she was alive.

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Those that keep mentioning that the guy was obsessed with his daughter etc... are the creeps here. People are so quick to think negatively about everything, so your parents were also creeps and obsessed with you when they took pictures of you and filmed your birthday parties etc when you were younger. If you are so righteous why is it that the first thing you think of is filth?

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Well, yeah, that just smacks of creepy. For one thing, I never would have discussed my first sexual experience (or any sexual experience) with my Dad and, secondly, I'll be damned if I'd ever discuss it it in a video for the world to see. Where are Child Protective Services?

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What an unmitigated jerk. After your inattention to your wife drove her into depression, now you're going to ruin your daughter's life by telling every detail to the public. And your goal, "Art" (read "money"). Did you stop for just one miniute and think what this film could do to your daughter for the rest of her life? Hope you made a ton of money off of it, you're gonna need it to pay for the shrink for both your wife and your daughter. Perhaps you should book a couple of visits with the shrink for yourself.

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Prime example of a parent exploiting their child for personal gain.
(And also a VERY good example of the type of guy you don't want to leave your young daughter alone with!)
How do you record your only child crying and vulnerable instead of offering support?
Reminds me of the people at an accident scene who take their cell phones out NOT to call 911 but to take pictures of the injured or dead victims.
And shame on his wife for not protecting her own daughter from this guy.

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I am astounded at the ignorant, angry comments that this parent DARED talk to their kid about sex. How dare be parent that girl! Call CPS! He's being a good parent! The talk would have and SHOULD have happened anyway. Only difference in your lives is either your parents weren't good parents and avoided the issue or they spoke with you like this man only this man recorded it. He wasn't obsessed with every aspect of his daughter's life. He said he recorded a few minutes a month. My mother took more pictures of me than that. I was constantly dodging the camera. Not to mention, Lucy said she was fine with it and he even gave her a choice to end it at any time. Grow up people. Some children aren't going to follow abstinence though I know that it is the ideal path. It is your responsibility as a parent to make sure they understand about sex if they choose to be sexually active.

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Ridiculous, moronic and asinine father. My parents took one picture of me as a child and I am sure my head is on straighter than this pampered girl. Our society, child-centered to the point of nausea, is in deep trouble.

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I think he is something of a voyeur. He crossed the line pushing his daughter to discuss her first time with her boyfriend. Too bad he had to go there. When she is older she will realize that was not okay. She is lucky to be out of that home and I hope she never has to live there again, visits only-but no stay overs.

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Sorry! This reply was supposed to go one post down!

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I hope I get to see this film. I'll bet it's a real film talking about real family issues. I can see it must have been hard for all of them to address the private issues, but raising children is messy at times. You had better be educated about children and know what you're doing. It's a joy and it's a difficult life at times. When raising 5 and now helping with 10 granchildren I know about what I speak. I love being a parent and grandparent and it's obvious this filmaker did too.

I would encourage parents to talk to girls about staying chaste until they are old enough to know themselves though. My girls waited until they were seniors in college and fell in love. It saves their fragile egos no matter what people tell you. The frontal lobe is so much more developed by that time and they make choices they don't regret as is noted by the young woman in this film and her reaction to her Father adressing this personal choice which she feels negative about. It's a choice a choice that a woman can never take back and most woman feel it's a gift they give out of love. When love fails their gift is minimised . It's up to parents to give bounderies and guidelines so their girl will not be hurt.

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All of you that are talking bad on this man need to learn a thing or two. It's called she consented to it, and wanted to do it. she even approved it before anyone else saw it. It has made them close and i think it's great that a father and daughter can have a good relationship, especially in this day and age. He wanted to be involved in his daughters' life and it just so happened that he could also make a documentary from the experience. That is something that can help new parents/fathers understand some things and how to deal with some things that kids and teens go through in life. Maybe you should look at your relationships with your children(IF you have any) and maybe you'll see you're not as close as you could be. Stop acting like he's a bad guy for capturing his time with his ONLY child. DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK THAT EVEN IF HIS ONLY CHILD WAS A SON HE'D STILL HAVE DONE IT!!?? is THAT creepy? seriously people, get a grip. NOT ALL fathers are sick perverts.

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Hell I don't even know her and I have a problem with her having sex at 17. You know, there are people like me that have Asperger's syndrome in this world and have extreme difficulty in having love lives. I think everyone should stop drooling over everyone else's sex lives and think about OUR plight for once.

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I don't know about creepy, but dude does have a problem when his daughter is in tears and wanted him to turn off the camera but he didn't because she didn't actually *say* turn it off. What father watches his kid cry and doesn't put down the stupid camera?

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These are the father's exact words from the interview above:
"That scene where we talked about her having sex gave her trouble... It was a surprise to me to learn how uncomfortable she was with it, since she was pretty open with us about Romain at the time.... the film is coming from my very distinct perspective as a father and the scene is being played for laughs. But even now, a good year or two later, she's not thrilled."

THE SCENE WAS BEING PLAYED FOR LAUGHS??!!! If this doesn't show you what kind of man this is, what will? This is his young daughter who opened up to him about the most important and intimate experience of her life - up to that point - and he played it for LAUGHS? That is pathetic, and I can't blame her for being upset. I sure am!! There is absolutely NO REPECT there for his daughter and her privacy. You can bet it wasn't Lucy who brought up the subject to her Dad and volunteered a graphic description. No woman, or girl, wants to fill in her father about her sexual experiences, especially her first one. No wonder she "wasn't thrilled" a good year or two later.

How would Mr. Block like it if one of his friends filmed him discussing his first sexual conquest with a bunch of teenage guys, and then put it into a movie for public viewing. Well, maybe he wouldn't mind if he got a few $$$ out of it. Bet there's some footage from earlier years of his filming that little girl stashed away at the back of his closet that will never see the light of day. I feel sad for both daughter and her Mom.

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dudee i wanna see this
and her bf at 17 was hott lol

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TRUMAN SHOW!

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