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Director: Johnny Symons
Cast: Johnny Symons, William Rogers, Zachary Symons-Rogers,
Dora Dean Bradley
Country: U.S.
Year: 2002
Running Time: 57 min
Format: Beta SP
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know we care deeply about children. "It takes a village."
"Leave no child behind." And we know from numerous studies
that two parent families are better for children in every
measurable way. But, when both parents are the same gender,
the care about children conflicts with some deeply felt social
and religious strictures. Single sex couples are discouraged,
or directly prevented by law, from adopting.
Unlike some of the national discussion, this charming film
looks deeply into gay parent adoptions and does not hide behind
slogans. Examining four households, including the filmmaker's
own, Daddy & Papa addresses a variety of adoption issues.
Many of these are faced by adopting parents, gay or straight:
Can parents of one race successfully bring up a child of another
race? How much incalculable influence do the adopting parents
have? What is the best way to handle the inevitable questions?
What is the proper connection to the biological parents? Along
the way, filmmaker Johnny Symons fearlessly and good-naturedly
looks at the demands of parenting with a gentle clarity that
will often seem remarkably familiar to all parents in the
audience.
First seen at Sundance 2002, Daddy & Papa won the Golden
Gate Award at the San Francisco Film Festival 2002.
--Jed Dietz
Presented By: Johnny Symons, William Rogers, Zachary Symons-Rogers,
Kenyon Symons-Rogers
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