Bush Mama

Dorothy is a poor black woman. Her husband is put in jail for no observable reason, and she is pregnant with a second child. The government threatens to take away her welfare if she does not get an abortion.

Cast

Barbara O. Jones

as Dorothy

Johnny Weathers

as T.C.

Cora Lee Day

as Molly

Simmi Ella Nelson

as Simmi

Bettie J. Wilson

as Social Worker

Bob Ogburn Jr.

as Dahomey Man

Susan Williams

as Luann

Ben Collins

as Ben

Renna Kraft

as Angi

Darian Gibbs

as Young Street Boy

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