Wo Ai Ni Mommy (I Love You Mommy) is a 2010 American television documentary film directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal,[2] and distributed by P.O.V.. The documentary follows the story of a then 8-year-old Chinese girl, Fang Sui Yong,[3] who was adopted by a Jewish Long Island family.[3] The film had its world premiere at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival in 2010.
| Wo Ai Ni Mommy | |
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| Directed by | Stephanie Wang-Breal[1] |
| Theme music composer | Paul Goldman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English, Cantonese and Mandarin dialogue |
| Production | |
| Producers | Judith Helfand, Jean Tsien |
| Cinematography | Donny Tam, Wang-Breal |
| Editor | Gigi Wong |
| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | P.O.V. |
| Release | August 31, 2010 |
Given a new name of "Faith" by her new adopter mother, Donna Sadowsky, the film documents Faith's life just before her adoption in China, and follows her journey to America for a period of 18 months. Faith lived with her new adopted father, Jeff, as well as the Sadowsky's two biological sons and another Chinese adoptee.[3]
"Wo Ai Ni Mommy" inspired Stephanie Wang-Breal's second feature documentary, "Tough Love," a story about two families affected by the United States child welfare system.[4] "Tough Love" is currently showing in festivals worldwide.
Awards
editWo Ai Ni Mommy won the Best Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival,[5] and the 'Sterling Award for Best U.S. Feature' at the Silverdocs.[6] The film is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Informational Programming-Long Form, which will be awarded on September 26, 2011.
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References
edit- ^ Harvey, Dennis (18 March 2010). "Wo ai ni Mommy". Film Reviews. Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "No breakouts at this year's Boston Jewish Film Festival". Boston.com. boston.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.[dead link]
- ^ a b c Milano, Valerie. "Transracial and Transnational Adoption". POV – The Trail to Self Discovery. Hollywood Today. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "FULL FRAME: 'Tough Love' film looks at parents trying to get kids back | the Herald-Sun". www.heraldsun.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Asian American festival awards". SF Gate. SF Gate. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Renninger, Bryce J. (27 June 2010). "Silverdocs Juries Reward "Mommy" and "5 Elephants"". Silverdocs. indieWIRE. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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