Summary
Mama Bears is an intimate exploration of two “mama bears”-conservative, Christian mothers who have become fierce advocates for LGBTQ+ people-and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears are so important.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 87Audiences 73GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer87%
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 251 ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for documentaries, −5 min on the typical 96
typical 9691Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2022
March 13, 2022
4 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Directing · 1
- Daresha Kyi Director, Producer
Production · 9
- Patty Quillin Executive Producer
- Scotch Ellis Loring Executive Producer
- Lois Vossen Executive Producer
- Kathryn M. Moseley Executive Producer
- Elsa Ramo Executive Producer
- Chris Panizzon Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Amy Bench Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Kelly Creedon Editor
- Hajer S.I. Salem Editor
Sound · 1
- Gil Talmi Original Music Composer
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