Movie Description
Mimi and Dona
(2014)Overview
What happens when love runs out of time? For a 92-year-old mother, Mimi, who has cared 64 years for her daughter, Dona, who has an intellectual disability, it means facing the inevitable -- she will not outlive her daughter -- and finding 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 percent of whom live at home with family -- and details the ripple effects of Dona's disability on three generations of a Texas family.
Featured Crew
- Director : Sophie Sartain
- Producer : Sophie Sartain
- Writer : Sophie Sartain
- Editor : Chris Callister
- Cast : Sophie Sartain
Cast
(voice)
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Facts
Original TitleMimi and Dona
Status Released
Release Information
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2014-10-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 05m
Homepagehttp://www.mimianddonamovie.com/
Genres
- Documentary