Mama/M.A.M.A, from Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker Amy Sommer (Waco: The Rules of Engagement) and writer-director Nonny de la Pena (The Jaundiced Eye, Unconstitutional) is an in-depth investigation of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. The film explores a bizarre form of supposed child abuse in which a mother pretends her child is ill - or allegedly makes her child sick - in order to get the sympathy and praise of the medical community. Through careful research, scientific experiments and extensive interviews, Mama/M.A.M.A reveals the frightening story behind the supposed mental illness that continues to tear families apart, even though its founder has been discredited.

This groundbreaking documentary will force people around the world to take a long, hard look at the facts in cases where Munchausen syndrome is used to punish women who seek help for their sick children. The filmmakers explore the possibility that doctors are medicating infants with drugs never approved for pediatric use, and medical professionals who diagnose the disease without ever meeting the mother in question.

Mama/M.A.M.A, from Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker Amy Sommer (Waco: The Rules of Engagement) and writer-director Nonny de la Pena (The Jaundiced Eye, Unconstitutional) is an in-depth investigation of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. The film explores a bizarre form of supposed child abuse in which a mother pretends her child is ill - or allegedly makes her child sick - in order to get the sympathy and praise of the medical community. Through careful research, scientific experiments and extensive interviews, Mama/M.A.M.A reveals the frightening story behind the supposed mental illness that continues to tear families apart, even though its founder has been discredited.

This groundbreaking documentary will force people around the world to take a long, hard look at the facts in cases where Munchausen syndrome is used to punish women who seek help for their sick children.    more...