Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002)
- Directed by
- Murray Nossel, Roger Weisberg
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 27 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 4 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
Two young brothers in Brooklyn try to rebuild their relationship with their mother as she recovers from drug addiction. The film follows their efforts to become a family again.
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What happens
Why Can't We Be a Family Again? is a 2002 American short documentary film directed by Roger Weisberg and Murray Nossel about two African American brothers in Brooklyn struggling to reunite with their mother, a recovering drug addict. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. It later aired on Independent Lens. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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