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
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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
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)
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