
Mama/M.A.M.A.
Mama/M.A.M.A.: Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy is the provocative investigation of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, a perplexing psychological disorder where a mother secretly but deliberately harms her child in order to get the sympathy and praise of others and the attention of the medical community. The film -- made over the course of three years and two continents -- scrutinizes the scientific research surrounding the diagnosis of Munchausen's and, in doing so, questions the very diagnosis itself. The filmmakers document the struggles of three average families battling the charge of Munchausen's with various, tragic results.
Mama/M.A.M.A.
March 8, 2003
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Cast (26)

Misty Jones
Accused Mother

Jane Alexander
Accused Mother

Julie Patrick
Accused Mother

Ronald Jones
Misty's Husband

Brian Morgan
Investigative Reporter

Marc Feldman
Psychiatrist - University of Alabama, Birmingham

Mark Patrick
Julie's Husband

Ellen Thompson
Grandmother

Penny Mellor
Activist for Accused Mothers

David Southall
Professor of Pediatrics (as Dr. David Southall)

Tom Ryan
Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Colin Morely
Director of Neonatal Medicine

Roy Meadow
Professor of Pediatrics (as Sir Roy Meadow)

Eugene Greeson
Misty's Grandfather (as Eugene 'Papaw' Greeson)

Marie Greeson
Misty's Grandmother (as Marie 'Mamaw' Greeson)

The Jones Children
Themselves

Brenda Robinson
Family Friend and Retired Paralegal

Philip Patrick
Julie's Son

John Bernard
(as Dr. John Bernard)

David Alexander
N/A

Brent Polk
(as Dr. Brent Polk)

Paul Hyman
Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Karen Crissinger
N/A

Britney Jones
N/A

Colin Rudolph
(as Dr. Colin Rudolph)
Crew (4)
Directing

Nonny de la Peña
Director
Writing

Nonny de la Peña
Writer
Production

Amy Sommer
Producer
Sound
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Stephen R. Brown
Editor