Mama Bears

Hosted by Southern Documentary Fund

Virtual

When

Nov 20, 7:00 PM EST

Price

$5.00 USD per person

Available in

Worldwide

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About the event

Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) champions Southern documentary makers and stories. Inspired by our belief in the power of media to change lives, we provide documentarians with resources, including grants, fiscal sponsorship, and mentorship–all to promote Southern stories and lower barriers for documentary makers and underrepresented voices.

This live event will be followed by a conversation with Mama Bears Director Daresha Kyi and SDF Artistic Director Christopher Everett. For more information about SDF visit: https://southerndocumentaryfund.org/

Event Participants

Christopher Everett

SDF Artistic Director

About the film

Spread across the country but connected through private Facebook groups, over 30,000 mothers in America—many from conservative, Christian backgrounds—fully accept their LGBTQ+ children. And they call themselves "mama bears" because while their love is warm and fuzzy, they fight ferociously to make the world kinder and safer for all LGBTQ+ people. MAMA BEARS explores the journeys of two mama bears and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears movement is vitally important.

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1h 31m

Released

2022

Director

Daresha Kyi

Producer

Laura Tatham

Executive Producer

Chris Panizzon, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Voissen, Scotch Ellis Loring, James Shani, Tiffany Boyle, Elsa Ramo, Kathryn M. Moseley, Patty Quillin

Crew

Amy Bench, Kelly Creedon, Hajer S.I. Salem