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A Mother Apart

about

In a powerful story of healing and forgiveness, Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin re-imagines mothering after being abandoned by her own. In a journey to seek out her elusive mother, Staceyann travels across Brooklyn, Montreal, Cologne, and Jamaica while building a new sense of home with her own daughter. Co-presented with Black Public Media (BPM)

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season 3890 minpremiere 10.13.2025

Filmmakers

Laurie Townshend

Alison Duke

Ngardy Conteh George

Justine Pimlott

Critical Acclaim

The goal of "A Mother Apart" was never to make a biopic, which led to the brilliant balance that's found in the film between Chin's personal story, and following this trail behind her mother Hazel.