METALLICA's James Hetfield - "My Father Left Without Saying Goodbye … He Left A Note, And It Wasn't Even To Me"
March 1, 2011, 13 years ago
Paul Liberatore from Marinij.com is reporting:
Filmmaker Justin Hunt didn't think he had a chance in the world of getting rock star James Hetfield, lead singer of the heavy metal band METALLICA, to appear in Absent, his documentary about growing up without a father and the damage that causes.
"I've loved Metallica since the fifth grade," the 34-year-old from Farmington, N.M., said. "I was in the front row at a Metallica concert once, and thought that was as close as I was gonna get."As a fan, Hunt knew that Hetfield's father left his family when James was 13 and that his mother died of cancer three years later. As a filmmaker, he wanted to tell Hetfield's story, along with the many others he tells in "Absent."
As fate would have it, Hunt managed to contact the Metallica frontman through a childhood friend whose kids go to the same school as Hetfield's. He was more than willing to talk on camera about what Hunt calls "the father wound."
"My father left without saying goodbye," Hetfield says in the film. "He left a note, and it wasn't even to me."Read more here.
According to a film description, Absent explores the devastating impact of disengaged fathers not only here in America, but around the globe. From prostitutes working the streets to one of the world's biggest rock stars, 'Absent' lifts the veil on the damage being done by fathers who just aren't there. Featuring Metallica frontman James Hetfield, World Champion Boxer Johnny Tapia and Best Selling author John Eldredge just to name a few, 'Absent' will leave you understanding that 'one man makes a world of difference.'
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