Underplayed Gems

Black Mother (2018)

Black Mother poster
Directed by
Khalik Allah
Genre
documentary
Country
Jamaica, United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
15
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary takes viewers on a street-level tour of Jamaica. It weaves together portraits of locals with scenes of daily life and spiritual rituals.

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What happens

Black Mother is a 2018 documentary film by American filmmaker Khalik Allah. It premiered at the 2018 True/False Film Festival in March, won a prize at The Montclair Film Festival, and was nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards. Black Mother was released in theaters in the US on March 8, 2019 to critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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