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Mama bears / Mama Bears Documentary LLC presents ; a co production of the ITVS with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; producer, Laura Tatham ; director producer, Daresha Kyi.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 037 334
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parents of trans children--United States.
- Parents of trans children.
- Parents of gender-nonconforming children--United States.
- Parents of gender-nonconforming children.
- Parents of gay people--United States.
- Parents of gay people.
- Gay youth--United States.
- Gay youth.
- Sexual minorities--United States.
- Sexual minorities.
- Sexual minorities--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Trans people--United States.
- Trans people.
- Sexual minority activists--United States.
- Sexual minority activists.
- LGBTQ+ children.
- Parents of LGBTQ+ people.
- LGBTQ+ people.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- color
- Place of Publication:
- [San Francisco, California] : Video Project, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English with optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, all regions; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Spread across the country but connected through private Facebook groups, over 30,000 mothers in America - many from conservative, Christian backgrounds - fully accept their LBGTQ+ children. They call themselves "mama bears" because while their love is warm and fuzzy, they fight ferociously to make the world kinder and safer for all LBGTQ+ people. Mama bears explores the journeys of two mama bears and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the Mama Bears movement is vitally important.
- Connected through private Facebook groups across the country, over 30,000 mothers in America -- many from conservative, Christian backgrounds -- fully accept their LGBTQ+ children and call themselves "mama bears" for their warm, fuzzy love and ferocious fight to make the world kinder and safer for all LGBTQ+ people. The film explores the journeys of two mama bears and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears movement is vitally important.
- Once Kimberly Shappley accepted her transgender daughter, Kai, she transformed from a Tea Party Republican to an award-winning "LGBTQ Activist of the Year" as she joined forces with the ACLU and Equality Texas to battle the anti-trans bathroom bill that would prevent her child from using the girls' bathroom in their small Texas hometown. Sara Cunningham went from repeatedly forcing her gay son to deny his sexuality to becoming a founder of Free Mom Hugs, a national movement of mothers offering love, acceptance, and hugs to the LGBTQ+ community. Tammi Terrell Morris, a lesbian whose struggle with self-acceptance led her to marry a man in the hopes of earning the promise of heaven, learns to live her truth through the support of the mama bears.
- Participant:
- Featuring Kimberly Shappley, Sara Cunningham, Tammi Terrell Morris.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Amy Bench ; orginal music by Gil Talmi ; editors, Hajer S.I. Salem, Kelly Creedon ; executive producers, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen, Patty Quilin, Scotch Ellis Loring, Chris Panizzon, Kathryn M, Mosely, Tiffany Boyle, Elsa Ramo, James Shani.
- Notes:
- Title and credits from screen.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.
- Winner, Out On Film, Audience Award, Best Documentary
- Winner, FilmOut San Diego, Best Documentary
- Winner, deadCenter Film Festival, Best Pride Feature
- Winner, Outshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Audience Award, Best Documentary
- Winner Thin Line Festival, Social Recognition Awards, Social Impact
- Winner, Cleveland Film Festival, Local Heroes Competition
- Winner, Sun Valley Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature
- OCLC:
- 1393222232
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