This documentary film explores the relationship between faith and family through the lens of Christian mothers with LGBTQ+ children. A Q&A with a representative from this documentary film will follow the screening. This film is the 5th of 6 that will be featured in Pikeville, KY as part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers sponsored by South Arts and the University of Pikeville.
Full Film Description:
Did you know there are more than 32,000 mothers in America—many from conservative, Christian backgrounds—who fully accept their LGBTQ+ children? Spread across the country but connected through private Facebook groups, 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 LGBTQ+ people. Although some may have grown up as fundamentalist, evangelical Christians, mama bears are willing to risk losing friends, family, and faith communities to keep their offspring safe—even if it challenges their belief systems and rips their worlds apart.
Mama Bears is an intimate, thought-provoking exploration of the journeys taken by Sara Cunningham and Kimberly Shappley, two “mama bears”—whose profound love for their LGBTQ children has turned them into fierce advocates for the entire queer community—and Tammi Terrell Morris, a young African American lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance perfectly exemplifies why the mama bears are so vitally important.
For more information you can watch the film’s trailer at: https://vimeo.com/727206652 and you can go to the film’s website at:
https://mamabearsdoc.com/
Runtime: 90 Minutes
Screening Location: Appalachian Center for the Arts 218 2nd St, Pikeville, KY 41501
Admission: Free with UPIKE ID; $5 for General Public; Can Pay at the Door
For the full slate of South Art films screening this Fall – Spring check out:
https://www.southarts.org/…/southern-circuit-tour…