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Synopsis

“Not My Father’s Child” tells the story of Nate, Mark and Dortha Phelps, three of the 13 children of the late Fred Phelps, founder of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas.

While Phelps and the members of Westboro Baptist are well-known for their “God Hates Fags” public protests, the excruciating abuse levied by Phelps against his wife and children has remained, for the most part, hauntingly hidden away for decades. Told through chilling re-enactment scenes and personal interviews with Nate, Mark and Dortha, “Not My Father’s Child” reveals the untold story. From their daily struggle to endure the abusive outbursts of their father to breaking free from the indoctrination of a belief system grounded in hate to their search for emotional and psychological healing to their desire to eradicate hate and help others, they invite viewers to join them for a behind-the-scenes look at their journey from hate to hope.