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Sam Now

What happens when a filmmaker helps his half brother search for his missing mother?

Aired 05/08/2023 | Expires 05/08/2026 | Rating TV-14

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Sam Now
Independent Lens

Sam Now

Season 24 Episode 14 | 1h 24m 59sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

What happens when a filmmaker helps his half brother search for his missing mother?

In this coming-of-age documentary about generational trauma, follow Sam Harkness from age 11 to 36 as his middle-class Seattle family is heartbroken and unsure of what to do after his mother suddenly leaves them. Woven together with home movies lovingly crafted by Sam’s half brother, director Reed Harkness, witness a boy grow up grappling with the ripple effects of a singular traumatic event.

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Independent Lens

Sam Now

Season 24 Episode 14 | 1h 24m 59sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

In this coming-of-age documentary about generational trauma, follow Sam Harkness from age 11 to 36 as his middle-class Seattle family is heartbroken and unsure of what to do after his mother suddenly leaves them. Woven together with home movies lovingly crafted by Sam’s half brother, director Reed Harkness, witness a boy grow up grappling with the ripple effects of a singular traumatic event.

Aired 05/08/2023 | Expires 05/08/2026 | Rating TV-14

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