Release Date: 7/7/23 – In Theaters (Original Release: 1/20/23 – Sundance Film Festival)
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Running Time: 97 mins.
Director: Savanah Leaf
Studio(s): A24, Academy Films, Film4, Net-Net Worldwide, Park Pictures
Cast: Tia Nomore (Gia), Erika Alexander (Miss Carmen), Doechii (Trina), Keta Price (Mel), Olivia Luccardi (Alexis), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Monica), Dominic Fike (Miles), Bokeem Woodbine (Paul).
Story: Earth Mama is based on The Heart Still Hums, a 2020 documentary about mothers and children that writer and director Savanah Leaf made with actress Taylor Russell (Bones and All). Earth Mama centers on Gia a pregnant single mother in recovery with two kids in foster care. Gia lives in the Bay Area, where she shares an apartment with her sister and works in a mall portrait studio. Gia struggles to get her kids back, a time-consuming process that involves a reunification program in which she’s constantly monitored. Gia is also concerned about the fate of her unborn child. Fearing that the state will also take her third child, Gia enlists the women in her community for guidance as she fights to reclaim her family. Sources: hollywoodreporter. com, nytimes.com. Photo Sources: hammertonail.com.
Trailer:
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