Different Moms

Different Moms (1999)

US · 60 min · January 1, 1999

  • Documentary

Directed by: Liz Garbus, Rory Kennedy

Written by: Liz Garbus, Richard Hankin, Rory Kennedy, David Stearns

Each year, mothers with mental impairment give birth to an estimated 120,000 children. Approximately half of these children remain with the mother. "Different Moms" briefly documents the lives of three mothers with mental impairment ~ Elaine Mayfield, Margaret Main, and Juanita Ingraham ~ as they raise their children of "normal", or "average", intelligence, following the challenges which they face, and overcome, on a daily basis.

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Floyd BieberSelfJuanita IngrahamSelfMargaret MainSelfElaine MayfieldSelfTim MayfieldSelfAlfre WoodardNarrator