Trailer | A Mother Apart
Preview: Season 38 Episode 13 | 1m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Trailer for A Mother Apart by director Laurie Townshend.
Trailer for A Mother Apart by director Laurie Townshend.
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Trailer | A Mother Apart
Preview: Season 38 Episode 13 | 1m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Trailer for A Mother Apart by director Laurie Townshend.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWho was waiting for you to be born?
No one was waiting for me to be born.
- Nobody?
- Nobody.
You were waiting for me to be born.
Absolutely.
My mother left me long before I was born.
I'm a writer, I'm a poet.
I would like to think I'm a truth speaker.
- You skipped daughter.
- Um... My mother left me and came to Montreal.
I trekked all the way across the globe to go and find her after she left me.
She just kind of disappeared.
I'm finding pictures of my mother that I have never seen.
It's possible that she won't show up at all.
My mother never comes back.
I don't wanna do that to you.
I definitely wanna be a different kind of parent to you.
Every bit of my life is built around the reality of being her mom.
I can feel something pulling me towards forming a different relationship to the people that scared me.
It's time to be done being afraid.
It's time to model courage.
'Cause they're always gonna come back for you.
It's a long story.
It's a very long story.
Behind the Lens: A Mother Apart
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Clip: S38 Ep13 | 1m 34s | Behind the Lens interview with A Mother Apart director Laurie Townshend. (1m 34s)
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