Includes a conversation with director Mark Jonathan Harris, producer Deborah Oppenheimer, Martine Singer (President & CEO, Children’s Institute) and Jessica Chandler (Children’s Social Worker, DCFS)

 
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From producer Deborah Oppenheimer and writer/director Mark Jonathan Harris (HBO’s Oscar-winning Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport) Foster upends some of the most enduring myths about foster care, going beyond the sensational headlines and stereotypes.

There are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S., a number that continues to grow each year. Drawing on unprecedented access, Foster traces a complex path through the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services, interweaving first-hand stories of those navigating the child welfare system with insights from social workers, advocates and others working in the justice system. The film offers a realistic but hopeful perspective on a community that needs society’s support.

2019, 113 minutes, color, DCP | Written and directed by Mark Harris; produced by Deborah Oppenheimer

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