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Mimi & Dona

Directed by Sophie Sartain

66 Min | English | US | 2015 | Documentary
aging,daughter,group home,mother | Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description
Producer: Sophie Sartain | Cast: Mimi Thornton Dona Thornton Sophie Sartain Merrily Sartain Bo Sartain Lucy Rodriguez Ben Grossman-Sartain Betty Martin Isabel Grossman-Sartain Ruby Grossman-Sartain Bryan Lovelace Keith Sartain Sophie Alice Sartain Lizzie Sartain William Sartain Emily Sartain Gerry Dalby Deryl Dalby Amanda Williamson Jane Rosen Nakeyia Pitts, Lucy Sartain, John Bradley Sartain, Anabelle Sartain
Death, Family, motherhood, Women

What happens when love runs out of time? For a 92-year-old mother, Mimi, who has cared for Dona, her daughter who has an intellectual disability, for 64 years, it means facing the inevitable: she will not outlive her daughter and must find her daughter a home. This poignant, heartbreaking and, at times, humorous documentary traces this process through the story of a wonderfully quirky and deeply connected mother-daughter duo. The film spotlights the challenges of aging caregivers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, some 4.6 million Americans, 75% of whom live at home with family and details the ripple effects of Dona’s disability on three generations of a Texas family.

Disabilities featured:

Intellectual Disability

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