This daring, breathtaking portrayal of a white mother who gets a major mastectomy and her Black daughter who models shows the implications of body image and racial and sexual identity on their charged, extremely loving bond. Memory and fantasy interweave in Onwurah's exploration of her mother's despised sexuality. The filmmaker honors her mother, Madge Onwurah, in an extraordinary tribute.
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This daring, breathtaking portrayal of a white mother who gets a major mastectomy and her Black daughter who models shows the implications of body image and racial and sexual identity on their charged, extremely loving bond. Memory and fantasy interweave in Onwurah's exploration of her mother's despised sexuality. The filmmaker honors her mother, Madge Onwurah, in an extraordinary tribute.
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