OCTOBER 20, 2013 - 6:00PM: A mix-tape of home movies, broadcast news, and heart-spoken letters, “Mommy, I’m a Bastard!” is one filmmaker’s portrait of the three diverse families linked by his adoption. But what begins as a joyous tribute to kinship soon evolves into something different with the emergence of a lingering feud between his biological families.
Adopted shortly after his birth, Max Barbakow’s adoption always accented the family dialogue. 21 years later, Max urges his families to elaborate more explicitly on a story he can’t remember not knowing, rolling camera to reconcile varying truths, close open wounds, and above all try to understand the complexity, humor, and absurdity of life along the way.
Bennett Barbakow, co-founder and partner of Huma-Huma (a bicoastal music house in LA/NYC) and Test Pattern (an L.A.-based production company), has received numerous film festival awards and honors - most recently the prestigious Art Directors Club “Young Guns Award.”
At the completion of the film screening, there will be a moderated discussion with Mr. Barbakow.
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