MAMA, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU

MAMA, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU

    Price: $210.00

    Code: 1015

    Directed by Calogero Salvo
    1996, 41 minutes
    Purchase: $210 Classroom Rental: $55

    This autobiographical video, in which the filmmaker reveals his homosexuality to his mother, explores the awkward situation of being ‘out' to friends but closeted to family. Prompted by the deaths of his father and best friend, Salvo returns to his native Venezuela to ‘come out' to his mother. In this intimate dialogue she discusses her preconceptions, fears and love, and he reveals childhood memories, adolescent thoughts and fears, and affirms his present loving relationship. Supplementing this story are interviews with other Latino lesbian and gay friends who offer further insights into family responsibilities, death and continuity, and the importance of honesty.

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