Mama Bears Is a Mom Hug of a Movie at a Time When We Need It Most
Mama Bears, a new documentary by award-winning director Daresha Kyi, is a breath of fresh air at a time when it can feel especially hard for trans kids and their parents to breathe.In recent months, conservative politicians like Texas Gov.
Gregg Abbott have been pushing to investigate the parents of trans children for giving them gender-affirming care while “Don’t Say Gay” bills are popping up across several states with Florida leading the way.
So when Kyi focuses her camera on the conservative Christian mothers of LGBTQ+ children, feelings of trepidation are a natural response.
What she captures instead, however, is a balm to cynicism and an uplifting spark of hope for the future.Mama Bears focuses primarily on three stories, beginning with Kim Shappley and her daughter Kai.
