Why Can't We Be a Family Again?
| Why Can't We Be a Family Again? | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Murray Nossel Roger Weisberg |
| Written by | Roger Weisberg |
| Produced by | Deborah Clancy Murray Nossel Julie Sacks Roger Weisberg |
| Narrated by | Ossie Davis |
| Cinematography | Ed Marritz |
| Edited by | Lisa Shreve |
Production company | Public Policy Productions |
| Distributed by | Filmakers Library |
Release date |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Why Can't We Be a Family Again? is a 2002 American short documentary film directed by Roger Weisberg and Murray Nossel about two African American brothers in Brooklyn struggling to reunite with their mother, a recovering drug addict. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1][2] It later aired on Independent Lens.
See also
References
- ↑ "NY Times: Why Can't We Be a Family Again?". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ↑ "Why Can't We Be a Family Again?". Independent Lens. Public Broadcasting System. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
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Categories:
- 2002 films
- 2002 short documentary films
- American short documentary films
- American independent films
- Documentary films about families in the United States
- Documentary films about drug addiction in the United States
- Films set in Brooklyn
- Documentary films about African-American people
- 2002 independent films
- 2002 English-language films
- 2002 American films
- English-language short documentary films
- English-language independent films
- Short documentary film stubs