Trailer | Sam Now
Preview: Season 24 Episode 14 | 30sVideo has 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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Trailer | Sam Now
Preview: Season 24 Episode 14 | 30sVideo has 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.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThis is my half brother, Sam.
When he was 14 his mom vanished.
Do you have any knowledge about where she might be?
- No.
- When Jois left Jared shut down.
- It's not a good feeling knowing you can't rely on your brother.
- If you leave your kid, you're sending the message you don't want them anymore.
- I want her to know that I'm not mad at her.
I just miss her a lot.
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