LOGLINE: A suicidal mother, devastated by her son's death, is thrust into a spiritual realm where she confronts her trauma and faith. As her surviving son faces trial for his mother, she must choose between eternal peace and returning to fight for her shattered family.
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GENRE: FEATURE FILM - 60 MINUTE DRAMA
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TWO PART FILM
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BOOK ONE: EVE AND THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT
At the pinnacle of her ministerial calling, EVE carries the invisible scars of a once-promising legal career destroyed by the crushing weight of mental illness. When her son Mason’s dies, the fragile state of her mind collapses entirely, plunging her into a place of grief that threatens to consumes her. A devastating revelation shatters Eve’s world: her surviving son, Rashaun, may be responsibility for Mason’s death. As this unbearable truth takes hold, Eve drowns herself in alcohol. In a moment of profound despair, after a confrontation with law enforcement, she makes the haunting decision to drive into the same lake that claimed her son’s life.
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BOOK TWO: CAIN & ABEL
Suspended between life and death, Eve is thrust into the spiritual realm where she must confront the childhood demons that have shaped her existence. In a searing confrontation with God Himself, she navigates the treacherous landscape of faith, ultimately discovering the transformative power of forgiveness for those who once broke her. Meanwhile, in the earthly realm, Rashaun stands alone before justice, facing murder charges for his brother’s death. abandoned by the one person who should be fighting for him. Defying medical certainty, Eve awakens from her coma, emerging with newfound purpose. She stands as a pillar of strength for Rashaun during his murder trial, while simultaneously forging paths of reconciliation with her abusers and estranged mother. When Rashaun is found guilty by the justice system, Eve discovers an impossible miracle growing within her, a pregnancy that promises redemption and a new beginning amid the ashes of unimaginable loss.
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LOGLINE: "In the shadows of her mother's unspoken past, 14-year-old Tearra stumbles down the same treacherous path Tracy walked two decades earlier, both drowning in addictions born of abandonment. As history bleeds into present day, the same dark legacy that destroyed Tracy's innocence now threatens to claim her child, unless they one of them can break the merciless cycle that has enslaved three generations of women.”
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GENRE: television series- 60 MINUTE DRAMA
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Introduction: Secrets of My Mother emerges from the darkest chapters of my life and my mother's and how our shared history of abuse nearly condemned me to repeat her path until I discovered the courage to break free. Through Tracy and Tearra's parallel journeys, this series tears away the façade of "normal" families to expose how sexual trauma silently devastates across generations, while offering a beacon of hope that healing begins only when we dare to speak our most painful truths aloud. Secrets of M y Mother peels back the disguise of seemingly functional families to expose what festers beneath: the sexual abuse, manipulation, and betrayal that silently devastate across generations.
Summary: The pilot episode of Secrets of My Mother establishes the show's devastating parallel narratives across two timelines. In 1988, we meet seventeen-year-old Tracy, who, seeking adventure and acceptance is convinced by her friend Shanti to use a fake ID to go and hang out with older men, a decision that ends in sexual assault. Flash forward fourteen years to present-day, where we discover Tracy's daughter Tearra following a hauntingly similar path, searching for validation from men while suffering ongoing abuse at the hands of her stepfather, creating a chilling echo of her mother's trauma.
The episode brilliantly contrasts the evolution of maternal relationships across generations. When Tracy gives birth to Tearra in 1988, we witness the tender, supportive bond between Tracy and her mother Ruby, a complete contrast to the toxic web of resentment, secrets, and unspoken pain that defines their relationship fourteen years later. This deterioration mirrors the show's central theme: how unaddressed trauma corrupts even the most loving connections, and how the silence surrounding abuse ensures its perpetuation across generations. The pilot sets the stage for a exploration of how breaking these cycles requires confronting the very secrets families are most desperate to hide.
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LOGLINE: After her estranged mother’s funeral, a woman discovers a box of returned letters that unravels a web of family secrets, forcing her to confront the devastating truth about her grandfather’s abuse and reconnect with siblings she never knew existed.
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GENRE: television series- 60 MINUTE DRAMA
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Summary: After attending her estranged mother Lydia's funeral, Emma Carter discovers a box of returned letters that reveals her mother never abandoned her as she was led to believe. The letters, intercepted and hidden by Emma's grandparents for decades, expose a painful family history of manipulation and abuse. As Emma investigates her mother's past, she uncovers the devastating truth: her grandfather Richard was not only Lydia's abuser, but the primary catalyst for her descent into addiction and prostitution. Emma also learns she has two siblings, Daniel and Sophia, whom she never knew existed. With the help of her mother's loyal friend Jasmine, Emma reunites with her siblings and pieces together Lydia's tragic story. Together, they confront Richard, bringing long-buried family secrets to light and forcing a reckoning. Through this journey, Emma transforms her anger into understanding as she reconstructs her mother's narrative, ultimately honoring Lydia's memory by establishing a foundation to help children from similar backgrounds. The film explores themes of generational trauma, the power of truth in healing, and the complexity of forgiveness in the face of profound betrayal.
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