Over two years ago, we were contacted by a filmmaker who was creating a documentary about Chinese adoption. They were interested in showing the backstory of adoption and specifically wanted to follow an adoptee traveling back to visit China. I think it was more than a mere coincidence that we were just getting ready to leave on our trip to adopt Cali and had already planned on bringing Graci along to visit her wonderful foster family. The director of the film, David Peters, specifically wanted to film her "finding place" aka the place where she was abandoned. I didn't know what to think about that at first, but it ended up being one of the most special things I have ever done in my life. Standing there in the place that we knew her biological father had been with her for the last time was something I can't describe, and I felt like I was walking on holy ground. I admit, having cameras following us around for several days was not exactly "my thing" (I'm always self-conscious on camera) but I am SO grateful we took part in this and were able to have those experiences with Graci, as well as our adoption of Cali, beautifully documented by such wonderful people. We have come to know and love each of the families featured in the film and will be forever grateful for such a neat opportunity. "Find Me" Find Me - the documentary will be be making its Utah premier on March 26th at 6:00 p.m. at The District in South Jordan. We will be doing a question/answer session following the film for whoever is interested in staying. If you have ever contemplated adoption, been interested in China's culture, or just want to see a beautiful film about the workings of God in our lives, I think you would love this film. Click HERE to view the trailer. Tickets are on sale now and you can purchase them HERE. If you are wanting to come, we'd suggest you buy tickets now, as we are not sure if there will still be tickets available if you wait until that day! We are not trying to promote our family-- but we ARE trying to promote adoption! (:
--Christianne
What a beautiful trailer! My little brother and sister are adopted from China and I would love to see this film, but I am not in Utah! Will there ever be a version available online or something similar that would be more accessible for people who are out of the area?
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see the entire film, too. Please let us know if this comes out on DVD or starts to be released wider. The Drop Box is here now and I plan to see it.
ReplyDeleteEventually it will be available on DVD. We will post when that occurs. Thanks for all of the kind comments and interest in this project!
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