Ep. 120 - Laurent Bouzereau "Mama's Boy"

Adapted from Oscar-winning filmmaker Dustin Lance Black’s 2019 memoir “Mama’s Boy: A Story from our Americas,” MAMA’S BOY centers around the upbringing of the “Milk” screenwriter. Traveling back to the places where he grew up, Black explores his childhood roots, gay identity and close relationship with his mother, who overcame childhood polio, abusive marriages and Mormon dogma, while becoming Black’s emotional rock and ultimately, the inspiration for his activism. With a wealth of personal photographs and candid memories from Black’s family, colleagues, and friends, MAMA’S BOY embraces the personal to tell a universally hopeful tale of resilience and reconciliation through the power of love and shared stories. MAMA'S BOY is directed by Laurent Bouzereau who shares what propelled him to adapt Black's memoir into a feature documentary, his collaboration with Black, and the parallels in lived experiences he shared with Black that made working on this documentary a passion project. MAMA'S BOY is streaming on HBOMax.