After being separated from his incarcerated mother at birth, a son begins the search for her identity as he navigates his way through systems designed to keep him in the dark.
90 minutes
Director/Producer
Tommy Franklin is a formerly incarcerated filmmaker and screenwriter. His documentary You Don’t Know My Name received support from Sundance, Catapult, The Just Trust, BAVC, Film Independent, and others. Franklin works along creative culture lines to reimagine power structures, focusing on Black liberation. He is sure he wants to do this.
Producer
Rajal Pitroda is a producer of fiction and nonfiction films. She most recently produced Down a Dark Stairwell, which premiered at the 2020 True/False Film Festival. Her work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, Black Public Media, Firelight Media, Chicken & Egg Pictures, the Tribeca Film Institute, SFFILM, and others.