Momma's Man
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1h 38m
Directed by Azazel Jacobs | 99 mins | 2008
After two delicate, scrappy features that made him a filmmaker to watch ("Nobody Needs to Know" and "The Good Times Kid"), Azazel Jacobs delivered a small-scale treasure that quickly became the standard bearer for a new generation of New York independents. Starring his parents (Ken and Flo Jacobs) and filmed in their Chambers Street loft, "Momma’s Man" is a sustained deep breath held while taking a final look through the boxes of ones childhood and moving on.
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