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Mimi and Dona
Title
Mimi and Dona / a film by Sophie Sartain ; a co-production of Sophie Sartain and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; produced, written and directed by Sophie Sartain.
Edition
Widescreen.
Publication
[Blooming Grove, New York] : New Day Films, [2017?]
Distribution
[Warren, New Jersey] : [Distributed by Passion River], [2017?]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Documentary.
Program content: ©2015.
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); closed-captioned.
Summary
What happens when love runs out of time? For a 92-year-old mother, Mimi, who has cared 64 years for her daughter, Dona, who has an intellectual disability, it means facing the inevitable. She will not outlive her daughter. This poignant, heartbreaking and, at times, humorous documentary traces this process through the story of a wonderfully quirky and deeply connected mother-daughter duo.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 25, 2018
Performers
Featuring Naomi Thornton, Dona Thornton.
System details note
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation.
Videorecording number
PRDVD3654 Passion River Films
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographical films.
Biography.
Case studies.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Independent Television Service, production company.
New Day Films, publisher.
Passion River Films, film distributor.
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