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He interviewed his daughter on her birthday for 17 years. This is what he learnt

Ella at 17 with her dad.

What does a modern childhood and father-daughter relationship look like? One man documented the journey.

Who is he? Jay Rosenblatt, an artist and documentary maker. And, of course, a father.

  • In his documentary, , he trains his camera on his daughter, Ella. Each birthday, he asks her a series of questions — often including responses to the

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