I'm Free Now, You Are Free (2020)

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I’m Free Now, You Are Free is a short documentary about the reunion and repair between Mike Africa Jr and his mother Debbie Africa—a formerly incarcerated political prisoner of the MOVE9. In 1978, Debbie, then 8 months pregnant, and many other MOVE family members were arrested after an attack by the Philadelphia Police Department; born in a prison cell, Mike Africa Jr. spent just three days with his mother before guards wrenched him away, and they spent the next 40 years struggling for freedom and for each other. In 2018, Mike Africa Jr. successfully organized to have his parents released on parole. “I realized that I had never seen her feet before,” was a remark he made when he reflected on Debbie’s homecoming. This film meditates on Black family preservation as resistance against the brutal legacies of state sanctioned family separation.

Director: Ash Goh Hua
Genre: Documentary, Family
Runtime: 15 min
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Cinematography: Jude Chehab
Editing: Ash Goh Hua
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is I'm Free Now, You Are Free about?
I’m Free Now, You Are Free is a short documentary about the reunion and repair between Mike Africa Jr and his mother Debbie Africa—a formerly incarcerated political prisoner of the MOVE9. In 1978, Debbie, then 8 months pregnant, and many other MOVE family members were arrested after an attack by the Philadelphia Police Department; born in a prison cell, Mike Africa Jr. spent just three days with his mother before guards wrenched him away, and they spent the next 40 years struggling for freedom and for each other. In 2018, Mike Africa Jr. successfully organized to have his parents released on parole. “I realized that I had never seen her feet before,” was a remark he made when he reflected on Debbie’s homecoming. This film meditates on Black family preservation as resistance against the brutal legacies of state sanctioned family separation.
Who directed I'm Free Now, You Are Free?
I'm Free Now, You Are Free was directed by Ash Goh Hua.
How long is I'm Free Now, You Are Free?
I'm Free Now, You Are Free has a runtime of 15m (15 minutes).
What genre is I'm Free Now, You Are Free?
I'm Free Now, You Are Free is a Documentary, Family film.