Thirty-something Mikey visits his parents in New York and finds himself emotionally incapable of returning to his normal life (and wife and child) in California. Unsure of his own motivations, he makes up excuses about why he’s staying — his flight is delayed; his flight is canceled — but while his doting mother (director Azazel Jacobs’ own mother, Flo Jacobs) is more than happy to enable his procrastination, his father (Azazel’s father, venerable avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs) grows suspicious of his son’s change of plans. Ignoring their concern, Mikey moves back into his old room, immersing himself in childhood memorabilia, dodging his wife’s panicked voicemails, and even attempting to resurrect old neighborhood buddies. And as the days go on, Mikey becomes more and more entrenched in his adolescent sanctuary. A tribute to Jacobs’ parents and their work as much as to the (lost) New York of his childhood, MOMMA’S MAN is an acutely perceptive, deeply personal, and wryly funny take on a universal experience: the fear of growing up.
Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2008
Momma’s Man
Dir. Azazel Jacobs USA 94 min Not Rated
2008 Kino International
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