Adia on Balancing ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ With Doula Training

Bassam Tariq’s action-drama Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is led by a cast of legends, including Mahershala Ali, John Cho, and Giancarlo Esposito. But its true scene-stealer—and the heart of the film—is newcomer Adia. In between scenes of brutal violence and conflict, she grounds the film with her tender examination of a girlhood interrupted by grief.

You’d never know that Adia stumbled into acting. The 25-year-old turned to the craft when she found herself at a crossroads and depressed after a hip injury derailed her plans to become a professional dancer. Eager to continue performing, she took a community-college theater class during her senior year of high school and felt it filled a void.