I was proud to be the ‘bridge’ between my father’s blind and sighted lives

When Imogen Blood was seven, her father lost his sight. John Hull, an academic, was a fun-loving, involved parent and it’s only now that his voice recordings have been made into a film that she realises how terrible his loss was

Dick Van Dyke: ‘In therapy, I realised I was repeating my father’s mistakes’

The veteran actor talks about his father, who was on the road a lot and eventually quit drinking, and the women in his life

Bad Moms review – more rowdy coffee morning than riot grrrl

Mila Kunis leads a revolt against the PTA in a soft-focus mommiverse reminiscent of the average Hallmark movie

Tony Garnett: The backstreet abortion that destroyed my family

Cathy Come Home and Kes producer Tony Garnett is behind much of Britain’s best screen drama since the mid-60s. Only recently did the truth hit home – the secret of his success came from the traumatic loss of both parents when he was five, after a botched abortion

Stanley Kubrick ruined my childhood: my mum, the Hollywood publicist

Simon Booker recalls his unconventional upbringing with his mother who was a glamorous film publicist in the Mad Men era

No Home Movie review – infinitely careful, painfully poignant documentary

Chantal Akerman’s film about the end of her mother’s life is impossibly sad, and an augur of the director’s own suicide

Ten of the best films about fathers

From Darth Vader to Nemo, via the Godfather and Atticus Finch classics to enjoy on Father’s Day

I was a refugee – nobody wants to leave their home

What’s the difference between a refugee family and your family? Luck – that’s all, says Arta Dobroshi, an actress and film-maker who lived in a camp after fleeing Kosovo as a teenager, an experience that inspired her new film

Geoffrey Rush: ‘Growing up was all about the female figures in my life’

The actor talks about his parents splitting up when he was five and being nurtured and encouraged by his mother and grandparents

Jane Fonda at 78: ‘I’ve had tragedies. It’s nice to know you can survive’

The actress and activist talks about her mother’s death, her troubled relationship with her father, Henry Fonda, and dealing with the unexpected

Steve Coogan: my family values

The actor and comedian talks about growing up in a happy, boisterous family and becoming a father at a difficult time in his life

Joseph Fiennes: my family values

The star of Risen and Shakespeare in Love talks about his special relationship with his twin brother – and giving up your ego when children come along

Jeffrey Katzenberg: How to make a perfect family film

As Kung Fu Panda 3 is released in the UK, Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks, shares seven secret ingredients for making classic movies the whole family can enjoy

My 200 years of family fortunes

Film-maker Joseph Bullman followed the fortunes of several families from the 19th century, to find out how their descendants are faring today

Christina Noble: the woman who transformed the lives of 700,000 children

Christina Noble had a traumatic childhood in the Dublin slums in the 1950s. As an adult, she has used her own harsh experience to transform the lives of impoverished children around the world