Mother of George

E200842

Mother of George is a visually striking 2013 drama film, celebrated for its lush cinematography and intimate portrayal of a Nigerian couple in Brooklyn.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mother of George canonical 2

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film
film
awardReceived Sundance Film Festival Excellence in Cinematography Award
surface form: Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic (Sundance Film Festival)
awardReceivedBy Bradford Young
basedInCommunity Nigerian-American community in Brooklyn
cinematographer Bradford Young
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Andrew Dosunmu
distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories
filmingStyle visually striking, low-light cinematography
genre drama
hasTheme cultural tradition vs. personal desire
gender roles in marriage
immigrant identity
mainCharacter Adenike Balogun
Ayodele Balogun
musicBy Tamar-kali
narrativeFocus Nigerian immigrant experience in the United States
family expectations and tradition
marriage and fertility
notableFor intimate portrayal of a Nigerian couple in Brooklyn
lush cinematography
originalLanguage English
Yoruba
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival
producer Matt Parker
Okema T. Moore
Saemi Kim
releaseDateUS 2013-09-13
releaseYear 2013
runtimeMinutes 106
settingLocation Brooklyn
New York City
starring Angelique Kidjo
Anthony Okungbowa
Bukky Ajayi
Danai Gurira
Isaach de Bankolé
Yaya Alafia
SundanceSection U.S. Dramatic Competition
writer Jodi Picoult
surface form: Darci Picoult

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bradford Young notableWork Mother of George
Bradford Young workedOn Mother of George