A movie that is, at the same time, uplifting and heartbreaking. Navigating a broken system that has so many people trying to make it work, the film introduces us to an amazing group of kids struggling to love and be loved, to workers who are doing their best to optimize the lives of these kids and the obstacles that need to be overcome. It is simultaneously hopeful and daunting. Definitely, a most insightful documentary.
Foster
2018
Action / Documentary
Foster
2018
Action / Documentary
Keywords: los angeles, californiafoster home
Plot summary
Oscar®-winning filmmakers Deborah Oppenheimer and Mark Jonathan Harris (Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport) reunite for a revealing first-hand look at the foster care system as seen through the eyes of those who know it best. With extraordinary access to the inner workings of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS),Oppenheimer and Harris go beyond the sensational headlines and stereotypes to take an unprecedented look at an often misunderstood world and upend some of the most enduring myths about foster care and those involved in the system.
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A heartfelt journey
the real story--a first-of-its-kind view into the realities of foster care
FOSTER is a film that everyone in America should see--it provides a view of foster care that we all need to have so that we can have the discussions and support the kinds of changes to fully support ALL of our children and families. This is a first of a kind film with an inside view of the lives of a group of parents and young people in foster care. Can a movie change a conversation? I think so. And I think this is it.
Full disclosure: I advised on this film.
Fresh, Insightful and Hopeful
It seems that since the book and film White Oleander gave us a glimpse into foster care from a child's perspective, the only news we've gotten is the negative. All parenting is difficult and natural parents are equally imperfect or we wouldn't need foster care as much as we do. The documentary Foster gives us a side of the system that won't make the nightly news. We get to see the necessity, the opportunity, and the hope that foster care can bring into the lives of those involved. It's moving, we see the challenges, and the heroes like Ms. Beavers, and in the end it made me feel want to support those who devote their lives to this important cause.