Babymother (1998)

Julian Henriques · 82 min · Letterboxd ↗

A single mother determined to make it as a singer puts together an all-girl reggae group named Neeta, Sweeta, & Nastie with her friends. Living in a housing estate with little support, the odds are obviously against her. Emotionally she struggles too as she learns at her mother's death that her actual mother is the woman she had thought was her older sister. With the help of a female agent, the group starts to get some exposure and rises above their setting.

Babymother screens 3 times at BFI Southbank between Sunday 25 October and Monday 16 November.