A documentary about a South Korean pastor made famous for his “drop box.” The film underscores his religion, work with adoption, and the function of the drop box.
This tells the story of two adoptees and their families. One family is a couple excitedly preparing for the adoption of a baby girl. The other, a 32-year-old adoptee from Korea who has always struggled to speak with her adoptive parents about her adoption. The two stories are at opposite ends of the adoption process and converge to show that love alone is not enough to make a family work.
A documentary following the lives of four teenage girls adopted from China. The film explores their struggles with racism, identity formation, belonging, race, gender, and searching for birth family.
This is an hour-long documentary revealing the filmmaker’s journey as a birthmother. It also features the stories of adoptees, birthparents, and adoptive parents. A wide variety of perspectives and topics about adoption are considered, especially the connections between birth families and adoptive families.
An animated film about a Korean adoptee joining a Belgium family and his return to his birth country. The story follows him over the course of his life and explores concepts like identity and acceptance.
A documentary about children on their journeys from orphanages to homes in the United States. This explores the corruption and greed behind the adoption process. It also explores the ways that adoptions can be slowed by policies and procedures.
The story of three adopted Chinese-American girls who discover they’re cousins on 23andMe. Their online meeting inspires the young women to confront the burning questions they have about their lost history and travel back to China.
A documentary on the psychological aspects of growing up with and without parental love. The story follows the Diaz family, who chooses to adopt three children from Russia. It explores the family’s new relationship dynamics and how their new and old kids handle family together. It also covers their work with individualized family therapy, which helps them communicate more effectively.
A documentary about the various perspectives on China’s One Child Policy. It interviews people who carried out the policy to the people who fell victim to the policy. This is for anyone interested in learning about one of China’s biggest and most impactful family planning initiatives. It offers new perspectives about and explores the causes and effects of the policy.
A blog by a mom about her adopted children. She doesn’t disclose their names or faces out of respect and describes her adoptions as domestic, transracial, and open. She blogs about Black hair, skin care, representation, and more.