Bush Mama is an American film made by Ethiopian-American director Haile Gerima, part of the L.A.
[1] The film was made by Gerima as his thesis project at the University of California at Los Angeles, shot on a small budget.
As a result of the film's events, both the main characters become radicalized and Dorothy eventually turns to violence.
"[4] The New York Times called it "fiery, furious, overflowing with rhetoric and slightly out of breath", praising the main actors but saying the director's fierce polemic sometime overwhelms the dramatic aspects of the film.
[5] In 2022, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress deeming it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.