Filmakers - Marriage and Family

Marriage and Family

17 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 »
	Boys Alone more »
	Couples Arguing Arguments between couples are an important aspect of interpersonal relationships. The video shows couples arguing over money, sex, alcohol and children. more »
	Divorce Sharia Style This documentary takes us inside the workings of Sharia law in a Western society, especially as it affects women seeking divorce. more »
	The Familiar Face Of Love This CBC program is an engaging study of how we chose our mates and for what reason. Dr. John Money discusses the "love map", or blueprint of the ideal relationship we carry within us. more »
	Is Love Enough? Is Love Enough? provides a remarkable window on an unexplored phenomenon in a balanced fashion: can a mentally disabled person be a good parent? more »
	Just Mom and Me: Single Motherhood A realistic portrait of the financial and emotional challenges faced by single mothers heading households. more »
	Lost Boys: Growing Up Without a Father This sensitive film portrays the emotional difficulties men have who have grown up without a father. more »
	Match Made This documentary, filmed in Ho Chi Minh City, chronicles the search of an awkward 38-year-old Singaporean for a young, beautiful Vietnamese bride, with the help of a marriage broker. more »
	My First Time A spirited group of people of varied ages and backgrounds recall the first time they made love. Some are funny, some sad – all are interesting! more »
	Newborn: With Dr. Berry Brazelton With Drs. Berry Brazelton, Lewis Lipsett and Louis Sanders, this film documents the extraordinary capabilities of the newborn baby. 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 »
	When the Bough Breaks Using hidden cameras, this film captures the interaction of three children with serious behavioral problems, and their parents. It shows how a whole family can be in turmoil if there is no intervention. more »
	When the Bough Breaks—Children of Women in Prison A sensitive study of the effect on children when their mothers are incarcerated. more »
	Who Cares for The Children? This award-winner addresses the concerns of working parents, the needs of both children and day-care providers, and the social risks of day-care shortage. more »
	Why Can’t We Be A Family Again? Shot over a three year period, this emotionally wrenching story reveals the bond that develops between two brothers who long to be reunited with their cocaine-addicted mother, and their grandmother’s struggle to keep the family together. When a family court threatens to terminate the mother’s parental rights after a failed rehabilitation attempt, the boys impress the judge with their strong desire to keep the family intact. more »
	Why Do We Marry? This heartwarming film explores why people of a variety of ages, cultures, and gender orientation, still want to marry in an era when it is socially acceptable for couples to live together, forgoing wedding vows. more »