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He is a Single Father But Life Happened To Him
Sep 4, 2025
In this short film, A single father is left to take care of his young beautiful daughter alone. A chronic age-long sickness creeps in again and he must live to face it or suffer the possibility of abandoning his only child in the world. #chikezienwariwe #singledad #shortfilm
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0:09
What's your uncle?
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Why?
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[Music]
0:25
[Music]
0:30
Daddy, are we poor?
0:36
Yeah.
0:37
Are we?
0:38
No. No, we are not.
0:41
They say people that they are poor.
0:45
Who told you that?
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Mark.
0:48
Mark told you that. Don't mind Mark.
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That is how you always lie. Eh, we are
0:53
not poor. Poor people are not identified
0:56
by the Gary that they drink. Okay. As
0:59
I'm even said these people said wants to
1:00
be want to be drinking Gary. Okay. So we
1:03
are not poor. We are rich in love.
1:05
Right. So drink your
1:14
fine.
1:17
I don't find
1:20
fine girl.
1:29
I don't understand your
1:31
daughter don't grow.
1:32
I don't understand your baby. I go in
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with this
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[Music]
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every time. Every time you always you're
1:40
always driving this my little girl.
1:41
Is this not brh?
1:50
I hope is well.
1:52
What? I don't understand. What happened?
1:58
What do you think you're doing?
1:59
Yeah.
2:00
What are you doing?
2:01
I don't understand.
2:02
I saw you coughing back there.
2:05
You're not taking your health seriously.
2:07
Is I'm not taking my health.
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You're not taking your health seriously.
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Please.
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This thing now. You are the only one who
2:13
is aware of it. Do not tell my daughter
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about it. Please do not tell my daughter
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about it.
2:18
The reason why I told you let's go
2:19
outside.
2:21
Allow Allow You need help. Allow me to
2:24
help you.
2:24
I know, sir. I need help.
2:25
You need help?
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But the best thing you're going to do
2:27
for me is to ensure that you keep this
2:29
thing a secret. Do not tell my daughter
2:31
about it.
2:31
For how long? Is it until you
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I don't hear you. You You be talking now
2:36
and this little girl will hear you. What
2:37
is it now? Chick is you need help.
2:41
Don't. You're taking this this sickness
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like you taking it like it's nothing.
2:45
I've heard you. I've heard you. But
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please
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let this thing be just between the both
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of us. Please
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[Music]
3:00
daddy please
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daddy please
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for daddy please I I will not die I will
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not die
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I will not die
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don't worry when when I when I wake up
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I'll buy you chocolate
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chicken
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Boy,
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stand up. Stand up.
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Is it serious?
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You're shaking.
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[Music]
3:39
I I need to take you to the hospital. Is
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it to the chemist? To the hospital.
3:43
Is my father going to die?
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No.
3:47
Call me.
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something happened to your father.
3:54
I'm here
3:57
inside.
4:18
Yes.
4:19
My fatherho
4:25
is telling you all this.
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Your father is not going anywhere. He's
4:29
always here because he's going nowhere.
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If you go to heaven take you with me.
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Ah, I'm always here for you. Now, he's
4:38
going to be buying bread for you. Am I
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not the one buying bread for you?
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You already have two fathers.
4:50
One gave you life.
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But I will keep you safe.
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[Music]
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[Music]
5:02
Be fine. Okay.
5:06
[Music]
5:13
Heat. Heat.
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[Music]
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