ReShonda Tate

"It was supposed to be the highlight of her career, the pinnacle for which she'd worked all her life. And as Hattie McDaniel took the stage in 1940 to claim an honor that would make her the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award, she tearfully took her place in history. Between personal triumphs and tragedies, heartbreaking losses, and severe setbacks, this historic night of winning best supporting actress for her role as the sassy Mammy...

Raised by a widowed mother, Connie, Jill has come a long way from her difficult youth. Now with a young family of her own, it's Jill's turn to care for her ailing mother. When early dementia begins to set in, Connie starts talking about Jill's 'other life.' Connie's stories about Jill's childhood and her father's early death had never quite added up, but she assumes these this 'other life' is just rambling confusion. When a strange man shows up to...