MAMA BEARS

2022 / USA
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Spread across the country but connected through private Facebook groups, over 30,000 mothers in America—many from conservative, Christian backgrounds—fully accept their LGBTQ+ children. And they call themselves "mama bears" because while their love is warm and fuzzy, they fight ferociously to make the world kinder and safer for all LGBTQ+ people. MAMA BEARS explores the journeys of two mama bears and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears movement is vitally important.

Mama Bears

Directed by

Daresha Kyi

Produced by

Laura Tatham and Daresha Kyi

SCREENING & TICKET INFO

1:00 PM Saturday, September 24
Box Office Phone Number – 602.787.7738
Box Office Hours – 12pm – 5pm

Panel discussion following the film with Desperado moderator Julie Roberts, PVCC Marketing Director Tina Miller, GLSEN Board Co-Chair Andi Young, and longtime Phoenix LGBTQ+ activist Kathy Young.

Address:

Paradise Valley Community College
Center for Performing Arts
18401 North 32nd Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85032

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