Dear Mom, Love Cher

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Dear Mom, Love Cher
Directed by P. David Ebersole
Starring Cher
Georgia Holt
Georganne LaPiere
Chaz Bono
Elijah Blue Allman
Theme music composerCary Berger
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersCher
Todd Hughes
P. David Ebersole
Risa Shapiro
Tanya Lopez
ProducerTodd Hughes
Production location Malibu, California
Camera setupJohn Tanzer
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network Lifetime
Original releaseMay 6, 2013 (2013-05-06)

Dear Mom, Love Cher is a 2013 American television documentary about Georgia Holt, mother of singer and actress Cher. [1] The film, directed by P. David Ebersole, recounts Cher's family history and features in-depth interviews with her, Holt, Holt's other daughter Georganne LaPiere, and Holt's grandchildren, from Cher, Chaz Bono and Elijah Blue Allman.

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The film premiered on Lifetime on May 6, 2013, [2] with a worldwide VOD/DVD release on September 24, 2013, simultaneous with Cher's 25th studio album, Closer to the Truth .

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References

  1. Rice, Lynette (April 1, 2013). "Cher's family subject of Lifetime documentary -- Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  2. Alison Willmore (April 2, 2013). "Lifetime to Premiere Cher Doc From 'Hit So Hard' Director P. David Ebersole". IndieWire. Retrieved April 5, 2013.