A Mother Apart

Follow Jamaican poet Staceyann Chin’s journey to find her mother – and raise her daughter – in this poignant and powerful documentary.

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Credits

  • Director

    Laurie Townshend

  • Screenwriters

    Laurie Townshend, Alison Duke

  • Canada 2024. 89min

  • Courtesy of

  • National Film Board of Canada

  • Languages

    English, German

    With English subtitles

Access information

British Sign Language (BSL) intro and/or Q&A:
Sunday 23 March 13:05
Monday 24 March 20:55

Descriptive subtitles:
Sunday 23 March 13:05
Monday 24 March 20:55

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Introduction

Poet, writer and activist Staceyann Chin was abandoned by her mother as a baby. Decades later, she is now solo-parenting a nine-year-old daughter with deep intentionality and care. Interspersed with spellbinding archival poetry performances, A Mother Apart is an intimate portrait of a woman rebuilding her connection to her mother, sister and her past.

Rhianna Ilube

With thanks to the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom

Content warning

Contains sexual violence.

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