Mama's Boy

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Mama's Boy

2022,

Biography/

Documentary

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88%

8 Reviews

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84%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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88%

Tomatometer

8 Reviews

84%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

MAMA'S BOY centers around the upbringing of the Academy Award®-winning screenwriter of "Milk," Dustin Lance Black. Traveling back to the places where he grew up, Black explores his childhood roots, gay identity and close relationship with his mother, who overcame childhood polio, abusive marriages and Mormon dogma, while becoming Black's emotional rock and ultimately, the inspiration for his activism. With a wealth of personal photographs and candid memories from Black's family, colleagues, and friends, MAMA'S BOY embraces the personal to tell a universally hopeful tale of resilience and reconciliation through the power of love and shared stories.

Kyle Turner

New York Times

Oct 18, 2022

Even when Black’s voice wavers onstage or during interviews for this film, his belief in storytelling as a tool for empathy and activism pours from each word.

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Alex Valencia

Q+ Magazine

Jul 15, 2024

And this is the underlying message of this film. In a world where segregation continues to drive humanity to pieces, Mama's Boy is Black's rallying cry for more tolerance, love, and understanding.

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Brian Bromberger

Bay Area Reporter

May 3, 2023

Mama's Boy works more than it fizzles as it showcases two extraordinary lives. Watching this film with Mom could be the ideal Mother's Day gift as a celebration and tribute to an encouraging, empathetic parent.

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

Nov 13, 2022

A-

The often painful honestly displayed by Black, and his encouraging message about building bridges instead of hiding in our own bubbles, makes this doc one of the best I've seen this year.

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Glenn Dunks

The Film Experience

Nov 7, 2022

Mama’s Boy very quickly becomes a quite flatly pitched biography.

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Robert W. Butler

Butler's Cinema Scene

Oct 27, 2022

A-

This is powerful, inspiring stuff.

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Synopsis

MAMA'S BOY centers around the upbringing of the Academy Award®-winning screenwriter of "Milk," Dustin Lance Black. Traveling back to the places where he grew up, Black explores his childhood roots, gay identity and close relationship with his mother, who overcame childhood polio, abusive marriages and Mormon dogma, while becoming Black's emotional rock and ultimately, the inspiration for his activism. With a wealth of personal photographs and candid memories from Black's family, colleagues, and friends, MAMA'S BOY embraces the personal to tell a universally hopeful tale of resilience and reconciliation through the power of love and shared stories.

Director: Laurent Bouzereau
Producer: Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Steven Shareshian, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2022

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