Rat Tail / An Autobiographical Documentary

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Rat Tail explores director Chad Sogas’ battle with depression in this short autobiographical documentary.
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Rat Tail: a short autobiographical documentary by Chad Sogas
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What begins as a comedic story about the rat tail he had for nearly ten years inspired by his favorite soccer player Roberto Baggio and his exceptional taste in music (New Kids on The Block), transcends into a journey of unexpected self-discovery and healing. Chad lures us in with his quirky story and documentary filmmaking style. But as the narrative around rat tail takes form, the story seems to take a life of its own and become something much bigger than anticipated.
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"The most challenging scene was the reenactment where my father flips the rat tail out of my teenage-self’s shirt. That was my actual dad’s hand and it unexpectedly made me emotional. I was biting my tongue, choking back tears, to not disrupt the scene. Growing up when my father would do that, it would upset me and that reenactment provided an extremely cathartic moment, almost like exposure therapy. It was something that I didn’t realize I needed to experience. It was a turning point in the filmmaking process where I started to understand the power of vulnerability in the storytelling."
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Rat Tail / An Autobiographical Documentary
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