WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN?
Original language title: [same]

Country of production: USA
Year: 2002
Language: English
27 mins.

A stirring depiction of two brothers who long to reunite with their mother. WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN chronicles the brothers' efforts as well as the mother's agonizing battle with crack addiction, and their grandmother's struggles to keep the family together. Shot over three years, this emotionally wrenching film reveals how two brothers find a way to thrive in the most difficult circumstances.

Director: Roger Weisberg and Murray Nossel
Cinematography: Edward Marritz
Music: Mark Suozzo
Editing: Lisa Shreve
Sound: Juan Rodriguez
Producer: Roger Weisberg, Murray Nossel, and Julie Sacks
Production Company: Public Policy Productions
Source:
Public Policy Productions Inc.
3 Ludlow Lane, P.O. Box 650
Palisades, NY 10964, USA
ppptv@aol.com

Roger Weisberg is a veteran producer for public television, who has a long-standing association with New York City's Thirteen / WNET Television. Among the films he has directed are ROAD SCHOLAR (1993) and SOUND AND FURY (1999), both of which had theatrical releases before national public television releases.

Tuesday, March 25
9pm
Facets Cinematheque
Screening with THE MEN FROM THE AGENCY