This chapter, a collaboratively written study on mediatized fatherhood and the possibilities of change, responds to current themes in the portrayals of fatherhood in the 2022 Fathers Matter film series. This series consists of six films set in various contexts around South Africa, offering a snapshot of different discourses and types of fathering in South Africa today. Analyzing these films, the chapter highlights varying experiences of fatherhood in South Africa, and examines how new forms of fatherhood are being created and practiced. It also foregrounds, via analysis of online responses to the series, how portrayals of different approaches to being a father can evoke public conversations about fatherhood. The chapter argues that while healthy fatherhood practices are spreading in South Africa, more can be done to encourage nuanced and positive fatherhood practices. This reflects the understanding that traditional practices of fatherhood, shaped by the country’s colonial past, are being challenged by new voices.