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

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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