Bush Mama (1979)
- Directed by
- Haile Gerima
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman in Los Angeles struggles to raise her daughter while her husband is in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The film follows her daily life in a poor neighborhood as she faces police harassment, poverty, and a system that works against her.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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