Logline
Luke discovers 'dad' is not his biological father and that he is mixed race, which triggers a search for a bartender called Carlos who his mum met on a girls' holiday in the 90s.
A deeply personal single documentary for BBC Three, following a search for an unknown father, and for a part of an identity that had been hidden for a lifetime.
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With
FormatSingle documentary
BroadcasterBBC Three
Year2023
Directed bySunny Kang & Tamar Mankassarian
Produced byNine Lives Media in association with Polari
Awards & Festivals
05Longlisted
BAFTA Television AwardsSingle Documentary2024
Winner
Sheffield DocFestBBC Three Northern Docs Pitch2022
Nominated
Broadcast AwardsBest Documentary Programme2024
Nominated
RTS North West AwardsBest Single Documentary2024
Nominated
Asian Media AwardsBest Programme / Show2024
Stills
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