Drama

Earth Mama

A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.

Release Date : 2023-07-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : A24Park Pictures FeaturesAcademy FilmsFilm4 Productions

Production Country : United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Gia

Original Name : Tia Nomore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Carmen

Original Name : Erika Alexander

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mel

Original Name : Keta Price

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trina

Original Name : Doechii

Gender : Female

Character Name : Monica

Original Name : Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Bokeem Woodbine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amber

Original Name : Kami Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ari

Original Name : Slim Yani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miles

Original Name : Dominic Fike

Gender : Male

Character Name : Earl

Original Name : Bruhfromlastnight

Gender : Male

Character Name : Short

Original Name : Marley Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : James

Original Name : James Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Talia

Original Name : Amber Ramsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jasmine

Original Name : Tina D'Elia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shaynah

Original Name : Alexis Rivas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trey

Original Name : Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Harry Chen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cashier

Original Name : Tina Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Store Clerk

Original Name : Nathan Hunter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman #1

Original Name : Anankha Pereira

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman #2

Original Name : La Keisha Fuller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman #3

Original Name : Tavia Percia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman #4

Original Name : Cheyann Orsua

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman #5

Original Name : Tiffany Garner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man #1

Original Name : Qeashaun Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man #2

Original Name : Mike Bigasan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse #1

Original Name : Marsai Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse #2

Original Name : Davina Countee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandmother

Original Name : Cynthia Mosby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Best Friend #1

Original Name : Dede Patterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Man

Original Name : Joseph Nu'u Taugavau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister #1

Original Name : Clenetta Mars

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Woman

Original Name : Tia Taugavau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sibling

Original Name : Kenneth Woodward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Autumn Mirassou

Gender : Female

Character Name : Radiology Tech

Original Name : Vianca Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Toni

Original Name : Toni Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alexis

Original Name : Olivia Luccardi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Storekeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Angelica Gabriella Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Staff (uncredited)

Original Name : Kevin Berndt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Venee Call-Ferrer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Cabran E. Chamberlain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Varsha Chand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge (uncredited)

Original Name : JF Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Best Friend #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Renysha 'Nee Nee' Franklin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patient #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Leila Glenn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sideshow Participant (uncredited)

Original Name : Izzy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sideshow Participant (uncredited)

Original Name : Randy Lambert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sideshow Crowd Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Alysia Lembkey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Javon Mabon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Payne

Gender : Male

Character Name : CPS Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Scozzari

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Timothy A. Slater

Gender : Male

Character Name : CPS Suits (uncredited)

Original Name : Etienne Vick

Gender : Male

Reviews

Brent Marchant

@Brent_Marchant

2023-12-19

This is one of those films that leaves me with decidedly mixed feelings. It’s definitely a showcase for writer-director Savanah Leaf, whose considerable artistic sensibilities are clearly apparent in her first feature outing. The same can be said for lead actress Tia Nomore, making her screen debut in a genuinely moving performance. Unfortunately, the vehicle in which their talents are being put to use could stand to be better. This story of the bureaucratic turmoil faced by a single mother in recovery who’s pregnant with her third child (and her first two in foster care) sincerely seeks to evoke viewer empathy for the circumstances she’s enduring. At the same time, though, the story also raises many questions about responsibility (or a lack thereof), an admittedly honest depiction of conditions that are often present in these scenarios that, nevertheless, tends to undercut the pursuit of that aforementioned goal, leaving viewers (like yours truly) confused about what to truly feel. Add to that a somewhat thin narrative that feels padded to fill out the runtime, and one has a picture that comes up short of its objective, despite the efforts of a fine ensemble cast and engaging cinematography. This production’s National Board of Review accolades and Independent Spirit Award nominations aside, Leaf and Nomore genuinely deserve better material to show audiences what they’re capable of. Regrettably, however, this isn’t it.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-06

Tia Nomore delivers strongly here in this otherwise rather unremarkable drama about "Gia". She's a woman expecting her third child in San Francisco, with the other two already in the care system and she seems to be thinking this latest one will be adopted. We have no idea where the child's father is - indeed, men don't feature much at all in this film - so we are quickly immersed in her sense of isolation and loneliness from the start. It's not an emotionally charged, woe-is-me, sort of loneliness - it's more of a realisation that she wants to be on her own, thrives better on her own, won't get let down on her own. The thrust of the narrative now attempts to confront that approach and demonstrate to her that there are plenty amongst her community who could be there to help, to engage and to integrate with. It's a nicely photographed film with camerawork that provides us with an intimate glimpse into this troubled woman's life, but the story is really nothing new and the storyline emphasises all too clearly the difficulties of trying to have a child whilst reliant on over-stretched state infrastructure without addressing any of her own social and behavioural responsibilities to herself and unborn child. Indeed, she comes across frequently as a rather selfish, almost, childish herself, kind of character who thinks nothing of walking through the park stealing nappies from other recent mothers! It has moments that are poignant, and it does look good - but it's way too simplistic and just a little one-sided for me. I expect to see more of Nomore though.