A Mother Apart

Written and Directed by Laurie Townshend

Produced by Alison Duke (OYA Media Group), Ngardy Conteh George (OYA Media Group), Justine Pimlott

An emotionally sweeping tale of healing and forgiveness, A Mother Apart accompanies powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin as she re-imagines the essential art of mothering—having been abandoned by her own mother.

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Central Documentary Unit

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