Wo Ai Ni Mommy

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
Directed byStephanie Wang-Breal[1]
Theme music composerPaul Goldman
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish, Cantonese and Mandarin dialogue
Production
ProducersJudith Helfand, Jean Tsien
CinematographyDonny Tam, Wang-Breal
EditorGigi Wong
Running time77 minutes
Release
Original networkP.O.V.
Original release
  • August 31, 2010 (2010-08-31)

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

Wo 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.

References
  1. Harvey, Dennis (18 March 2010). "Wo ai ni Mommy". Film Reviews. Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. "No breakouts at this year's Boston Jewish Film Festival". Boston.com. boston.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Asian American festival awards". SF Gate. SF Gate. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  6. Renninger, Bryce J. (27 June 2010). "Silverdocs Juries Reward "Mommy" and "5 Elephants"". Silverdocs. indieWIRE. Retrieved 24 September 2011.


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