Bush Mama (1979)
Dorothy is a poor black woman. Her husband is put in jail for no observable reason, and she is pregnant with a second child. The government threatens to take away her welfare if she does not get an abortion.
- Released
- 1979-09-01
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Haile Gerima
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Barbara O. Jones as Dorothy
- Johnny Weathers as T.C.
- Cora Lee Day as Molly
- Simmi Ella Nelson as Simmi
- Bettie J. Wilson as Social Worker
- Bob Ogburn Jr. as Dahomey Man
- Susan Williams as Luann
- Ben Collins as Ben
- Renna Kraft as Angi
- Darian Gibbs as Young Street Boy
- Minnie Stewart as 1st Welfare Recipient
- Malbertha Pickett as 2nd Welfare Recipient