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Bush Mama (1979)
Bush Mama is the story of Dorothy and her husband T.C. He is a discharged Vietnam veteran who thought he would return home to a "hero's welcome." Instead he is falsely arrested and imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. Her life revolves around the welfare office and a community facing poverty and unemployment. As a result of the film's events, both the main characters become radicalized and Dorothy eventually turns to violence. Bush Mama is an American film made by Ethiopian-American director Haile Gerima, part of the L.A. Rebellion movement of political and experimental black cinema in the 1970s. It was released in 1979 though made earlier, in 1975.
Updated May 23 2020
Cast
Barbarao
Johnny Weathers
Simmi Ella Nelson
Bettie J. Wilson
Bob Ogburn Jr.
Crew
Roderick Young
Cinematography
Haile Gerima
Director
Haile Gerima
Writer
Haile Gerima
Producer
Haile Gerima
Editor
Charles Burnett
Cinematography
Onaje Kareem Kenyatta
Music
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