Plot

Bush Mama is the story of Dorothy and her husband T.C., a discharged Vietnam veteran who thought he would return home to a "hero's welcome." Instead he is falsely arrested and imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. Theirs is a world of welfare, perennial unemployment, and despair. To some, the film may appear bleak and nihilistic with its stark black-and-white photography, but its message is moving and distinct.

Cast

• Barbarao ... Dorothy (as Barbara O. Jones)
• Johnny Weathers ... T.C.
• Susan Williams ... Luann
• Cora Lee Day ... Molly
• Simmi Ella Nelson ... Simmi
• Bettie J. Wilson ... Social Worker
• Bob Ogburn Jr. ... Dahomey man
• Ben Collins ... Ben
• Renna Kraft ... Angi
• Darian Gibbs ... Young Street Boy
• Minnie Stewart ... 1st Welfare Recipient
• Malbertha Pickett ... 2nd Welfare Recipient
• Bertha Yates ... Secretary
• Chris Clay ... Policeman
• Charles Brooks ... Preacher

External links

• Bush Mama at Sankofa.com
• Bush Mama review