POV · SEASON 38
A Mother Apart
Episode 12 · 2025-10-06

- Documentary
Episode overview
In a powerful story of healing and forgiveness, Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin re-imagines mothering after being abandoned by her own. In a journey to seek out her elusive mother, Staceyanne travels across Brooklyn, Montreal, Cologne, and Jamaica while building a new sense of home with her own daughter.
90 minutes
Season 38 episodes
1. UNION2025-06-23
2. Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place2025-07-07
3. Made in Ethiopia2025-07-14
4. The Ride Ahead2025-07-21
5. Emergent City2025-08-18
6. A New Kind of Wilderness2025-08-25
7. DRIVER2025-09-01
8. The Age of Water2025-09-08
9. Black Snow2025-09-15
10. The Bitter Pill2025-09-22
11. Porcelain War2025-09-29
12. A Mother Apart2025-10-06
13. Between Goodbyes2025-12-08