Love and Diane (2002)

Director:

Jennifer Dworkin

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Documentary on a recovering crack addict and her troubled daughter as they navigate the obstacles of joblessness, parenthood, welfare, and public housing. |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Diane Hazzard	...	Herself
Donyaeh Hazzard	...	Himself
Love Hazzard	...	Herself

Directed by
Jennifer Dworkin

Produced by
Xavier Carniaux	....	co-producer
Jennifer Dworkin	....	producer
Jennifer Fox	....	executive producer
Sharon Sklar	....	co-producer

Cinematography by
Tsuyoshi Kimoto

Film Editing by
Mona Davis

Sound Department
Stéphane Bauer	....	sound
Mariusz Glabinski	....	sound editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	sound editor
Ira Spiegel	....	sound editor
Ira Spiegel	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Carolina Zorilla de San Marin	....	additional camera operator
Aaron Edison	....	additional camera operator
Victoria Ford	....	additional camera operator
Justin Nathanson	....	additional camera operator
Fred Nielson	....	additional camera operator (as Frederick Nielson)
Justin Schein	....	additional camera operator

Editorial Department
Saul Nachshen	....	assistant editor
Jacob Steingroot	....	assistant editor (as Jacob Steingart)
Lars Woodruffe	....	on-line editor

Production Companies

• AMIP
• American Spectrum
• Chilmark Productions
• Independent Television Service (ITVS)
• arte France Cinéma

Distributors

• Women Make Movies (2003) (USA)

Also Known As:

Love & Diane (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

155 min (New York Film Festival)

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

AMIP

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003) (TV)

This mother-daughter tale is no reality show!

Diane is the mother, Love in the daughter, and Donyaeh is the HIV+ toddler that's Love's son (Diane's grandchild). While unwed mother Love struggles to raise her child she also must try to keep her mother Diane from relapsing into the 'crack' world that has dominated so much of her life.

Extremely gripping documentary that puts you inside an impoverished household with seemingly no hope for survival. Somehow there are joyful moments to be found among the sad, and the struggle to make your child's life a little better than your own becomes all the more poignant.

Gritty documentary is worth your time if you like your life-dramas on the heavy side.