Bush Mama (1979)
1h 37m
Running Time
September 1, 1979Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Barbara O. Jones
Dorothy
Johnny Weathers
T.C.
Simmi Ella Nelson
Simmi
Susan Williams
Luann
Bettie J. Wilson
Social Worker
Cora Lee Day
Molly
Haile Gerima
Director
Bob Ogburn Jr.
Dahomey Man
Onaje Kareem Kenyatta
Composer
Ben Collins
Ben
Charles Burnett
Cinematographer
Renna Kraft
Angi
Roderick Young
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
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.In 2022, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress deeming it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."