News & Press
November 2009: Adopted reviewed in The Asian Reporter: “Adopted is riveting. Adopted raises blood pressure, it raises impossibly complex issues.”
November 2009: Adoption Mosaic interviewed Nancy Kim Parsons, co-producer of Adopted. This interview gives the reader a deeper understanding of the people and processes behind the creation of the film. Read the full interview here.
Spring 2009: The Journal of Families with Children From China interviewed Nancy Kim Parsons, co-creator of Adopted, about the filmmakers’ intentions in making the film, what went on behind the scenes during the filming, the editing process, and how she hopes that adoptive parents will receive the film and its messages. Read the full interview here [PDF].
March 2009: Adopted & We Can Do Better reviewed by AntiRacist Parent: “The makers of ‘Adopted’ don’t just highlight challenges, but also give parents the tools to handle them… a powerful resource for parents who are thinking of or have already transracially adopted.” Read the full review here.
March 2009: Adopted & We Can Do Better videos are part of the Adoption film Series at the South Orange Public Library in New Jersey, co-sponsored by South Mountain Families with Children from China. Read Adopted director Barb Lee’s interview with the film series programmer here.
January 2009: Pact, An Adoption Alliance reviewed Adopted & We Can Do Better for their winter newsletter and shared that they “were moved to tears, especially by Jen Fero, the adopted adult who courageously allows viewers into her family as she explores her own experience of adoption…” Read the full review here [PDF].
August/September 2008: Adopted reviewed in Adoption Today magazine.
December 2007: Director Barb Lee has a piece in the latest issue of the China Connection Newsletter entitled “Perspective and Experience: Parents Learnning By Listening”. This article is not available online, but you can find out more about subscribing or requesting back issues here: http://www.chinaconnectiononline.com/newsltr.htm.
March 23, 2007: Check out our write-up in The Hollywood Reporter!
March 20, 2007: “Adopted: The New American Family” is one of only 32 films selected out of 300 applicants to participate in Tribeca All Access 2007, a “five-day event designed to foster relationships between film industry executives and filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities.” All Access will run from April 25th to April 29th in New York City.