Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy

Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal talks about the making of "Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy." The film tells the story of Fang Sui Yong, an 8-year-old orphan, and the Sadowskys, the Long Island Jewish family that travels to China to adopt her. Stephanie explains why she acted as a translator between the young girl and the Sadowskys and talks about how quickly Fang Sui Yong turned into Faith Sadowsky.

What is it like to be torn from your Chinese foster family, put on a plane with strangers and wake up in a new country, family and culture? Stephanie Wang-Breal's "Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy" is the story of Fang Sui Yong, an 8-year-old orphan, and the Sadowskys, the Long Island Jewish family that travels to China to adopt her.

POV presents three films about adoption this fall on PBS. The films include "Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy" by Stephanie Wang-Breal; "Off and Running" by Nicole Opper; and "In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee" by Deann Borshay Liem.

For most of us, the classic family photo with matching sweaters and look-alike smiles doesn't look like our family. As part of POV's Adoption Stories project, we want to hear real stories about your family from you. Send us your videos, and you might receive an iPad or an iTouch! Tell us why your family is special and what they mean to you. Submit your video now!

The Sadowskys see a counselor who specializes in families who have adopted transracially. They tell the counselor of some of the tough questions that Faith has been shooting at them, but in the end Faith says that she feels more American now than Chinese.

Faith begins to learn English with her adoptive mother before she leave for the U.S. As with learning anything, at times she can be very excited about doing well at learning this new language, but can also get easily frustrated by it.

After spending two weeks in America, Faith begins acting out and becomes frustrated with adjusting to a new life in a new country. She says many times that she does like life in America and wants to go back to China.

In this clip from "Wo Ai Ni Mommy," Fang Sui Yong meets her adoptive mother for the first time. At first, she is hesitant and shy but quickly warms up to her new mother.