To build strong father-son bonds, break generational patterns | Rob Hardy | TEDxAtlanta

What makes father-son relationships so challenging? If active parenting isn't enough to build healthy ties, then what is? In this deeply personal talk, filmmaker and director Rob Hardy unpacks the childhood moments that shaped his idea of the perfect dad and how moments with his sons helped shape the dad that he strives to become. Celebrated filmmaker and director Rob Hardy is known for his groundbreaking work on hit shows such as STARZ’s Power Book III: Raising Kanan, The CW’s All American, and BET Network’s The Quad to name a few. His directorial genius has been recognized by top industry publications with Entertainment Weekly naming episodes of Power and All American to ‘The 30 Best TV Episodes” in 2018 and 2020. He continues to direct some of TV’s hottest shows, including Prodigal Son, Evil, Shameless, Black-ish, The Flash, and Grey’s Anatomy.

A 2014 NAACP Image Award nominee, Rob is credited for being a foundational force in Atlanta’s thriving television and film production industry. He co-founded nonprofit The Amazing Stories Foundation to train and place apprentices from diverse backgrounds on film and TV sets. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx