Earth Mama directed by Savanah Leaf will open the Women Make Waves International Film Festival which will take place from October 12 – 22, 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan.

Earth Mama by Savanah Leaf – USA | 2023 – 100 minutes
Set in the Bay Area, the film follows Gia as she contends with pregnancy and poverty while dodging Child Protective Services in the fear that they’ll take her soon-to-be-born baby from her. Lensed in richly textured 16mm by Jody Lee LIPES, Earth Mama, starring Oakland underground rapper Tia Nomore as the lead, is an evocative and a heartrending film about a young woman grappling with the most fundamental questions of motherhood amid utterly hostile socioeconomic conditions. (WMW2023)

Screenings:
October 12, 2023 | Thursday | Breeze Cinemas A | 19:10 pm (With Q&A)
October 15, 2023 | Sunday | Breeze Cinemas B | 10:00 am (With Q&A)
October 18, 2023 | Wednesday | Breeze Cinemas B | 17:00 pm

Trailer:

About the director:
Transitioned from a 2012 Olympian to award-winning filmmaker, she has accomplished various award-winning short films and music videos. Among them, her music video This Land for Gary CLARK Jr. was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2020 Grammys. Her debut feature Earth Mama was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, produced by A24, Film4 and Park Pictures.

For more information, please visit: https://www.wmw.org.tw/en/