Encompass Adoptees

In ‘Homesick,’ a Director Explores Belonging as an Adoptee From Korea and Breaks the Silence About the Dark Sides of Living in “a Random Family” Taekyung Tanja Inwol discusses her second feature documentary, which premiered at CPH:DOX, the challenges of being both filmmaker and protagonist, and her unusual but memorable visual choices.

https://apnews.com/article/adopted-children-boarding-schools-treatment-investigation-e5d8dab2e4db1f2f4c5abbfaf0d97c52

Adopted and Locked Away: Kids promised 'forever homes' instead confined in for-profit institutions An Associated Press investigation finds that a business known for tough-love boarding schools for rebellious, rich teenagers has set its sights on a different demographic: adopted kids.

Moving forward doesn't have to mean leaving everything behind.

As adoptees, we've been told to "let go" our whole lives. Let go of the questions. Let go of the anger. Let go of the loss and be grateful.

But that's not what this is about.

Real letting go doesn't erase what happened. It lets us decide what still gets a vote in our lives and what doesn't.

This month we're figuring out the difference. What needs to be released and what we're going to carry with us because it's part of our story.

Aprils topic: Letting Go and Moving Forward.
Join us Wednesday, May 14th, 7pm CST.
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Register at our website or Eventbrite.