Exclusive Clip From Netflix & ARRAY’s In Our Mothers’ Gardens

ARRAY Releasing has provided Blackfilmandtv.com with an exclusive clip to IN OUR MOTHERS’ GARDENS, the feature film debut of director, curator and author Shantrelle P. Lewis. The documentary film had its world premiere at the 2020 BlackStar Film Festival, winning the Shine Award for Best Film. ARRAY will release IN OUR MOTHERS’ GARDENS in select cities and on Netflix beginning Thursday,  May 6.

IN OUR MOTHERS’ GARDENS celebrates the strength and resiliency of Black women and Black families through the complex, and often times humorous, relationship between mothers and daughters. The film pays homage to Black maternal ancestors while examining the immediate and critical importance of self-care, and the healing tools necessary for Black communities to thrive.

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