Why Can't We Be a Family Again?
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Why Can't We Be a Family Again? | |
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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]
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[edit]- ^ "NY Times: Why Can't We Be a Family Again?". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 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
- Documentary films about drug addiction
- Films set in Brooklyn
- Documentary films about African Americans
- 2002 independent films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language short documentary films
- English-language independent films
- Short documentary film stubs