Filmakers - Foster Care

Foster Care

3 film(s) found

	Aging Out Navigating the transition from adolescence to adulthood is challenging for even the most mature and privileged youth. For three young people in New York and Los Angeles, making the transition to independent living is considerably more difficult as they “age out” of the foster care system and find themselves suddenly on their own for the first time. more »
	No Tomorrow No Tomorrow focuses on the murder of Risa Bejarano, the principal subject of Aging Out, a documentary about teenagers leaving foster care. The film explores how Aging Out unexpectedly documented the last year of Risa’s life and became the centerpiece of a chilling homicide investigation and death penalty trial. more »
	Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children Almost half a million children in the United States are in foster care. They were taken from their parents who were deemed unfit to care for them. This is a sensitive exploration of the long term emotional and psychological costs of this policy. more »