A Woman on the Outside | A Son Waiting for His Father's Return
Clip: Season 12 Episode 2 | 16sVideo has Closed Captions
A young boy has dreams for a life together with his father who has been incarcerated.
Nyvae, a boy waiting for his father's return from prison, writes down his hopes and dreams for their life together even after time lost. His aunt, Kristal Bush, has been caring for her nephew and supporting Nyvae's father and her brother, Jarvae, since his incarceration. There's a lot of love but also challenges when a young boy is becoming a young man and in need of a parental figure in his life.
Funding for America ReFramed provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and Reva and David Logan Foundation.
A Woman on the Outside | A Son Waiting for His Father's Return
Clip: Season 12 Episode 2 | 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Nyvae, a boy waiting for his father's return from prison, writes down his hopes and dreams for their life together even after time lost. His aunt, Kristal Bush, has been caring for her nephew and supporting Nyvae's father and her brother, Jarvae, since his incarceration. There's a lot of love but also challenges when a young boy is becoming a young man and in need of a parental figure in his life.
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