Today we continue our exclusive deadCenter 2022 coverage with a look at this year’s deadCenter opening night film from director Daresha Kyi, Mama Bears. Kyi sits down with us on The Cinematic Schematic to talk about how she first learned about the Mama Bears organization before making the documentary. Joining host Caleb Masters in this interview is a special guest co-host, this year’s deadCenter Pride Programmer, Laron Chapman. The film tells the moving story of the rise of the movement of evangelical mothers who decide to embrace and support the LGBTQ community through love, education, and emotional support at weddings. The film follows four different storylines including the rise of Oklahoma’s own Sara Cunningham of Free Mom Hugs, Kimberly Shappley, and Tammi Terrell Morris, a young African American lesbian. The empathetic and emotionally charged film touches on many very personal subjects such as the traditional Christian view on same-sex marriage, the negative impacts the politics have on LGBTQ homes, and the importance of love between mothers and their children. Kyi walks us through how she navigated these challenging topics with grace and a message of hope and love first. Check out the full conversation and see the movie by buying your […]

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