The blog was started in November 2007 at the beginning of the Dads-Matter-Too film-making project (by Jackie Calderwood, film-maker & media artist) as a way for all involved to communicate to a wider audience - YOU!
The Dads want to tell as many people as possible (health-care providers, educators, politicians, other dads and young people) about their concerns, experiences and opinions.
(See the post: http://dads-matter-too.blogspot.com/... )

Here at the end of February '08 the filming's nearly done - interviews, discussions, dads with their children, doing first aid, swimming, baby-massage, and lots more.

Now the editing process starts - and Dads will be learning how to edit, making music for the soundtrack, and designing the print for the discs, boxes and publicity, in a series of media skills workshops we're hoping to run (subject to various funding bids submitted by Dads from the group).

You can follow the process to date, successes and challenges, and see lots of pictures taken from the video footage, on this blog - just scroll down or click on any of the links in the Blog Archive below.

We'd love to hear from YOU too!
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And now, September 2008, the DVD is out with nearly 200 copies in circulation, press and TV interest, and the new Dads Matter Too Calendar 2009 also ready for distribution. Well done everyone for making this such a great project and really getting the message out that Dads Matter Too!
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Dads who've been on the U-Too young fathers courses have helped to fundraise and plan this film-making project. Well done Gareth and John for getting the film-making project off the ground, and Marcus for leading the bid to extend into a series of media workshops.

The blog tracks the process to date, including the film launch and other successes along the way.

Anyone is welcome to add a comment, or contact Jackie, the blog administrator, if you'd like an invite to add posts.