Bush Mama (1979)
97 min
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.
- Release date
- September 1, 1979
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Barbara O as Dorothy
- Johnny Weathers as T.C.
- Susan Williams as Luann
- Cora Lee Day as Molly
- Simmi Ella Nelson as Simmi
- Bettie J. Wilson as Social Worker
- Bob Ogburn Jr. as Dahomey man
- Ben Collins as Ben
- Renna Kraft as Angi
- Darian Gibbs as Young Street Boy
Crew
- Haile Gerima · Director
- Haile Gerima · Writer
- Haile Gerima · Producer
- Onaje Kareem Kenyatta · Composer
- Charles Burnett · Cinematographer
- Roderick Young · Cinematographer
- Haile Gerima · Editor