BUSH MAMA
BUSH MAMA
Author(s): Haile Gerima
Edited By Haile Gerima
Purchase: USD $14.95
Type: Book
Language: English
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Content:: Indigenous Knowledge
Source: African World Press
Timeline: The Contemporary Age - From 1789 to 2011
Published: 2019
Description
Dorothy is a mother in Watts, who despite the odds, tries to raise her daughter decently in an environment of harsh poverty. She becomes pregnant, the man in her life becomes incarcerated and the welfare department insists she have an abortion. After protecting her daughter from a rapist, Dorothy herself is jailed. The film depicts resistance and subsequent growth and transformation
