Big Mama (2000)

Directed by

Tracy Seretean

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

35 min

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An 89 year old woman fights to keep custody of her grandson. The film shows the challenges she faces as a grandparent raising a child due to family problems.

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What happens

Big Mama is a 2000 short documentary film by American Tracy Seretean. It chronicles the struggle of 89-year-old Viola Dees (1908–2000) and her fight to retain custody of her grandson. It illustrates many of the difficulties facing an increasing number of the grandparents who are raising their grandchildren in the United States today, because of family crises related to drugs and prison. It was shown on HBO and won an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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