Bush Mama

Name: Bush Mama
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.7

1979 · 97 min

Drama

★ 6.7

not streaming

Dorothy is a poor black woman. Her husband is put in jail for no observable reason, and she is pregnant with a second child. The government threatens to take away her welfare if she does not get an abortion.

Crew

Director Haile Gerima
Writer Haile Gerima
Director of Photography Roderick Young
Director of Photography Charles Burnett

Cast

Barbara O. Jones
Dorothy
J
Johnny Weathers
T.C.
Cora Lee Day
Molly
S
Simmi Ella Nelson
Simmi
B
Bettie J. Wilson
Social Worker
B
Bob Ogburn Jr.
Dahomey Man
S
Susan Williams
Luann
B
Ben Collins
Ben
R
Renna Kraft
Angi
D
Darian Gibbs
Young Street Boy
M
Minnie Stewart
1st Welfare Recipient
M
Malbertha Pickett
2nd Welfare Recipient

Crew

Director — Haile Gerima
Writer — Haile Gerima
Director of Photography — Roderick Young
Director of Photography — Charles Burnett

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