Different Moms
Different Moms
1999, English. Directed by Rory Kennedy & Liz Garbus.
Each year, mothers with mental impairment give birth to an estimated 120,000 children. Approximately half of these children remain with the mother. "Different Moms" briefly documents the lives of three mothers with mental impairment ~ Elaine Mayfield, Margaret Main, and Juanita Ingraham ~ as they raise their children of "normal", or "average", intelligence, following the challenges which they face, and overcome, on a daily basis.
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- Released
- 1 October 1999
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Rory Kennedy, Liz Garbus
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Different Moms (1999) was directed by Rory Kennedy and Liz Garbus.