Sins of the Mother (2010)
Shay is a young African-American college student whom is forced to take a year off from school to return to her hometown where she struggles with her anger and insecurity when she's forced to confront her alcoholic mother, Nona, whom is currently in AA and a churchgoer, over her entire childhood of abuse and neglect which Shay is both unwilling and unable to let go of.
Director: Paul A. Kaufman
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Jill Scott as Nona |
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Nicole Beharie as Shay |
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Katharine Isabelle as Ivy |
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Monaeya Silveira as Sunny |
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Matt Ward as Oliver |
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Dave Leach as Matt |
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Ecstasia Sanders as Stephanie |
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Mimi Rogers as Lois |
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Jerry Wasserman as Carl |
| Directing | Paul A. Kaufman | Director |
| Production | Kimberly Hardin | Casting |
| Art | Dina Holmes | Art Direction |
| Directing | Sandra Montgomery | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | C. Kim Miles | Director of Photography |
| Production | Candice Elzinga | Casting |
| Writing | Carleen Brice | Novel |
| Editing | Garry M.B. Smith | Editor |
| Writing | Elizabeth Hunter | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebekka Sorensen | Costume Design |
| Art | Bobbi Allyn | Set Decoration |
| Production | Harvey Kahn | Producer |
| Production | Michelle Adams | Casting |
| Sound | Laura Karpman | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Blaine Ackerly | Gaffer |
| Camera | Craig Powell | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Lohengrin Zapiain | "B" Camera Operator |