The logline for the film "I Love My Dad" includes the phrase "Inspired by a true story. Like, this literally happened to me." And that is the truth, more or less.
Written by, directed by and starring James Morosini, it's based on something that actually happened between the filmmaker and his father. During a period of estrangement, Morosini's dad set up a fake social media account posing as an attractive young woman and struck up an online friendship with Morosini.
In the film, Franklin (Morosini) is a twentysomething at a low period in his life, directionless and depressed. His father, Chuck (Patton Oswalt), who has an excuse for every letdown and mistake, never accepts responsibility for his own failed parenting. After Franklin blocks him on social media, Chuck starts an account in the persona of a pretty young waitress named Becca (Claudia Sulewski) and strikes up a relationship with Franklin that escalates quickly. Eventually, Chuck takes Franklin on a road trip to meet online Becca in person, and the truth collides with a carefully constructed fantasy.
