Geographies of Kinship
GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP weaves together the complex personal histories of four adult adoptees born in South Korea with the rise of the country’s global adoption program. Raised in foreign families, each adoptee sets out on a journey to reconnect with their roots, mapping the geographies of kinship that bind them to a homeland they never knew.
Episodes
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Geographies of Kinship
S10 E5 - 1h 19m
GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP weaves together the complex personal histories of four adult adoptees born in South Korea with the rise of the country’s global adoption program. Raised in foreign families, each adoptee sets out on a journey to reconnect with their roots, mapping the geographies of kinship that bind them to a homeland they never knew.
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Daughter of a Lost Bird
S10 E4 - 1h 6m
Kendra, a Native adoptee, grew up assimilated in a loving, white family with little connection to her heritage. Now, as an adult with a family of her own, Kendra embarks on a seven year journey to find her biological mother, April, and return to her Lummi homeland. Together, Kendra and April, also a Native adoptee, navigate what it means to be Native and to belong to a tribe from the outside.
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Sapelo
S10 E3 - 1h 31m
On Sapelo island, two young brothers, JerMarkest and Jonathan, are coming of age in the last remaining enclave of the Saltwater Geechee. As Sapelo’s storyteller and elder matriarch, their adoptive mother, Cornelia Walker Bailey, works to preserve what remains of her African-American community in the face of encroachment by property developers.
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For the Love of Rutland
S10 E2 - 1h 24m
An attempt to bring Syrian refugees to invigorate the economically struggling and predominantly white town of Rutland, VT unleashes deep partisan rancor. Despite a lifetime of feeling invalidated and shamed for her poverty and addiction, long-time Rutland resident, Stacie, emerges as an unexpected and resilient leader in a town divided by class, cultural values and political leanings.
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Fannie Lou Hamer's America
S10 E1 - 58m 41s
Fannie Lou Hamer's America is a portrait of a civil rights activist and the injustices in America that made her work essential. Through public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, Fannie Lou Hamer's America explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders.
Extras + Features
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Any Given Day | Trailer
S10 E7 - 2m 29s
Filmmaker Margaret Byrne follows three formerly incarcerated Chicagoans as they manage their respective mental illnesses while searching for stability in their families, friendships, jobs and housing. While documenting the challenges that are faced at the intersections of a punitive carceral system, poverty and substance use, Byrne reckons with her own history of mental illness.
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Chinatown Rising | Preview
S10 E6 - 30s
Weaving together never-before-seen archival footage and photographs, CHINATOWN RISING reveals a deeply personal portrait of a San Francisco neighborhood in transition. Chinatown activists of the 1960s reflect on their years as young residents waging battles for bilingual education, tenants’ rights and ethnic studies curriculum that would shape their community and nation.
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Chinatown Rising | Trailer
S10 E6 - 1m 33s
Weaving together never-before-seen archival footage and photographs, CHINATOWN RISING reveals a deeply personal portrait of a San Francisco neighborhood in transition. Chinatown activists of the 1960s reflect on their years as young residents waging battles for bilingual education, tenants’ rights and ethnic studies curriculum that would shape their community and nation.
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Geographies of Kinship | Trailer
S10 E5 - 1m 38s
GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP weaves together the complex personal histories of four adult adoptees born in South Korea with the rise of the country’s global adoption program. Raised in foreign families, each adoptee sets out on a journey to reconnect with their roots, mapping the geographies of kinship that bind them to a homeland they never knew.
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Geographies of Kinship | Preview
S10 E5 - 30s
GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP weaves together the complex personal histories of four adult adoptees born in South Korea with the rise of the country’s global adoption program. Raised in foreign families, each adoptee sets out on a journey to reconnect with their roots, mapping the geographies of kinship that bind them to a homeland they never knew.
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Geographies of Kinship | I Saw Myself As White
S10 E5 - 3m 7s
LenaKim Arctaedius and her sisters, like many Korean adoptees, were adopted from Korea to Europe, Australia and North America to parents who are not of the same race. As children, and now as adults, they continue to struggle with identity and belonging.
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Geographies of Kinship | The "Babylift"
S10 E5 - 2m 38s
Harry and Bertha Holt believed it their mission to save Korean children, especially of mixed race, by bringing them to the U.S. for adoption. But the legacy of their work has not always been viewed as positive by both social workers then and the adopted as adults now.
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Geographies of Kinship | I Didn't Even Know My Name
S10 E5 - 1m 15s
For Estelle Cooke-Sampson, a Black-Korean adoptee, her beginnings are marked with questions. Many Korean adoptees like Cooke-Sampson are now searching for answers in their home country about who they are, where they come from and the family they may have.
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Geographies of Kinship | Abandoned, Adopted
S10 E5 - 1m 7s
How did adopted children from Korea find their forever family? Since the Korean War, the country's global adoption program has seen an estimated 200,000 adoptees like Estelle Cooke-Sampson move overseas. But what impact has this had on South Korea, its policies and society?
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Daughter of a Lost Bird | Transracial: Indigenous and White
S10 E4 - 1m 59s
Native adoptee Kendra and her white adoptive parents are aware of the unique situation they are in as a family. In the U.S., the history of Native adoption has been one of trauma for Indigenous children, parents and communities, and continues to be an issue in the courts today.
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Daughter of a Lost Bird | Indigenous and White
S10 E4 - 1m 59s
Native adoptee Kendra and her white adoptive parents are aware of the unique situation they are in as a family. In the U.S., the history of Native adoption has been one of trauma for Indigenous children, parents and communities, and continues to be an issue in the courts today.
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Daughter of a Lost Bird | Trailer
S10 E4 - 1m 46s
Kendra, a Native adoptee, grew up assimilated in a loving, white family with little connection to her heritage. Now, as an adult with a family of her own, Kendra embarks on a seven year journey to find her biological mother, April, and return to her Lummi homeland. Together, Kendra and April, also a Native adoptee, navigate what it means to be Native and to belong to a tribe from the outside.
Schedule
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America ReFramed
Geographies of Kinship
Friday
May 20
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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America ReFramed
Geographies of Kinship
Friday
May 20
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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America ReFramed
Geographies of Kinship
Friday
May 20
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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America ReFramed
Geographies of Kinship
Saturday
May 21
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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America ReFramed
Geographies of Kinship
Sunday
May 22
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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America ReFramed
Geographies of Kinship
Sunday
May 22
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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America ReFramed
Geographies of Kinship
Sunday
May 22
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Four adult adoptees return to Korea and recover personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. -
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America ReFramed
Chinatown Rising
Thursday
May 26
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Rare archival footage, photos and interviews with community leaders and activists from the 1960s illustrate the battles for social justice in San Francisco's Chinatown. -
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America ReFramed
Chinatown Rising
Friday
May 27
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Rare archival footage, photos and interviews with community leaders and activists from the 1960s illustrate the battles for social justice in San Francisco's Chinatown. -
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America ReFramed
Chinatown Rising
Friday
May 27
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Rare archival footage, photos and interviews with community leaders and activists from the 1960s illustrate the battles for social justice in San Francisco's Chinatown. -
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America ReFramed
Chinatown Rising
Friday
May 27
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Rare archival footage, photos and interviews with community leaders and activists from the 1960s illustrate the battles for social justice in San Francisco's Chinatown. -
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America ReFramed
Chinatown Rising
Saturday
May 28
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Rare archival footage, photos and interviews with community leaders and activists from the 1960s illustrate the battles for social justice in San Francisco's Chinatown. -
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America ReFramed
Chinatown Rising
Sunday
May 29
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Rare archival footage, photos and interviews with community leaders and activists from the 1960s illustrate the battles for social justice in San Francisco's Chinatown. -
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America ReFramed
Chinatown Rising
Sunday
May 29
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Rare archival footage, photos and interviews with community leaders and activists from the 1960s illustrate the battles for social justice in San Francisco's Chinatown. -
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America ReFramed
Chinatown Rising
Sunday
May 29
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Rare archival footage, photos and interviews with community leaders and activists from the 1960s illustrate the battles for social justice in San Francisco's Chinatown. -
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America ReFramed
First Vote
Thursday
Jun 2
1 Hour
Chinese American electoral organizing in North Carolina and Ohio, from the 2016 presidential election to the 2018 midterms. -
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America ReFramed
First Vote
Friday
Jun 3
1 Hour
Chinese American electoral organizing in North Carolina and Ohio, from the 2016 presidential election to the 2018 midterms. -
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America ReFramed
First Vote
Friday
Jun 3
1 Hour
Chinese American electoral organizing in North Carolina and Ohio, from the 2016 presidential election to the 2018 midterms. -
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America ReFramed
First Vote
Friday
Jun 3
1 Hour
Chinese American electoral organizing in North Carolina and Ohio, from the 2016 presidential election to the 2018 midterms. -
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America ReFramed
First Vote
Saturday
Jun 4
1 Hour
Chinese American electoral organizing in North Carolina and Ohio, from the 2016 presidential election to the 2018 midterms.
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