My Mom, The Scientist
A feature documentary film by Thomas Allen Harris
Anticipated release 2026
My Mom, The Scientist
A feature documentary film by Thomas Allen Harris
Anticipated release 2026
My Mom, The Scientist explores the extraordinary life of my mom, Rudean Leinaeng, who overcame discrimination to become a beloved professor of Chemistry at Bronx Community College and a fearless global activist for human rights. Illuminating the hidden ways that science lives in families, communities, and everyday acts of care, her life story becomes a generative space to reimagine representation in STEM and to speculate on science as a form of creativity and world-building.
We're Launching a Crowdfunding Campaign!
This spring, our team faced a major setback. Under the new presidential administration, our $3.3M National Science Foundation award for "My Mom, The Scientist" and its corresponding "Scientists in the Family" outreach project was suddenly terminated.
The $50,000 raised by our crowdfunding campaign will directly keep our edit suite open for TWO months. But, we need $500,000 in total to get a fine-cut in time for a 2026 world festival premiere.
Our Funders
Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling
My Mom, The Scientist is a sponsored project of Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling, a 2025 Candid Gold Seal of Transparency tax-exempt organization.
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