Every family needs some.
Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's turn sour when sisters Teri, Bird and Maxine start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.
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Classical in form, earnest, contemporary and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Vanessa WilliamsTeri
- Vivica A. FoxMaxine
- Nia LongRobin (Bird)
- Michael BeachMiles
- Mekhi PhiferLem
- Brandon HammondAhmad
- Jeffrey D. SamsKenny
- Gina RaveraFaith
- Irma P. HallMother Joe
- Carl WrightReverend Williams
Crew
- George Tillman Jr.Director
- George Tillman Jr.Writer
- Paul ElliottDirector of Photography
- Lisa ColemanOriginal Music Composer
- Wendy MelvoinOriginal Music Composer
- John CarterEditor
- Tracey EdmondsProducer
- Robert TeitelProducer
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