Loading
Birth of a Family
The story of a family (re)union.
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Over several decades, at least 20,000 Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their homes in Canada and adopted out to non-Indigenous families. Now, four siblings come together for the first time to build the family ties they were once denied.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
79 min
Release Date
2017-05-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Betty Ann Adam
Self
Similar Movies
Explore movies similar to this one that you might also enjoy.
0.0
Double M Country
Carrie Davis was part of the child removal system near the end of the Sixties Scoop. With guidance from her uncle Emmett Sack and the community, Carrie reconnects to their land, language, and culture.
2023-05-17 | en
8.5
Coming Home
This documentary reveals the impacts of the Sixties Scoop, a period in which a series of Canadian policies enabled child welfare authorities to take, or “scoop up,” Indigenous children from their families and communities for placement in white foster homes. Explore Indigenous resilience through narrative sovereignty as experienced through the Little Bird series’ Indigenous creatives, cast, crew & community members.
2023-06-30 | en
0.0
Meadowlarks
The film tells the story of four Cree siblings, Connie, Marianne, Gwen, and Anthony, separated as babies through Canada’s notorious Sixties Scoop, which saw indigenous children taken from their homes to be adopted by white families. Excited and curious, but also scared and afraid of rejection, they agree to meet for the first time over a holiday weekend in the mountains of Banff.
2025-11-28 | en
7.0
Argentina del Bicentenario. Las voces y los silencios.
2010-05-25 | es
0.0
Rise Up
Who is the definitive modern role model for mankind? Is it a politician? A writer? A scientist? Twelve remarkable children from around the world give their answers.
2021-06-09 | en
4.5
Burning Dreams
The film sketches the lives and tribulations of some of those kids the college girl on summer break, the boys from the neighbouring province who only want to do hip-hop and through them we get a real glimpse of what makes Shanghai today a promising big city.
2003-11-04 | zh
8.0
They're Trying To Kill Us
Eschewing the glaringly color-blind format of many other documentaries interested in advocating for plant-based living, They’re Trying to Kill Us utilizes its specificity as an act of community care and offers up a new vision of what veganism might look like for communities of color who have been systematically targeted by nutritional and environmental racism.
2021-06-19 | en
0.0
World War II: A History of WWII (Part 2)
An examination of the major events of World War II, from the spread of fascism in Italy, the Blitzkrieg attacks, the fall of Norway, and more.
| en
0.0
World War II: A History of WWII (Part 1)
Definitive history of the most horrific war fought in the 20th century, the 6-year conflict of World War II, from its start to Allied victory in 1945.
| en
0.0
La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Follows the scientific research carried out in the natural cavity of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse by Cousteau and OFRS (French Underwater Research Office) divers, who reach for the first time a depth of 243 ft.
1955-01-01 | fr
0.0
Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue
Blue have accepted the challenge to represent their country this May at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf. In this special programme narrated by Graham Norton, the boys in Blue set out to turn their song into the perfect Eurovision entry.
2011-04-16 | en
0.0
Scotland and the Klan
The role of Scots in shaping the concept of the American Dream is a story often celebrated but could Scottish settlers have also had a hand in America’s racist nightmare? Neil Oliver travels over two thousand miles to examine links between racism today and the Scottish settlers that first occupied America's Deep South.
2016-10-04 | en
0.0
Best Regards from Bangkok
A documentary short for "Five Columns à la une".
1964-01-01 | fr
1.0
No Goodbyes
Love in a concentration camp. A young Jewish gay man, Otto, is protected by a "kapo" (a fellow prisoner) and an SS guard who unexpectedly ends up saving his life.
2021-06-01 | en
0.0
Von Ponys und Dollars
2021-06-11 | de
10.0
Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall
Witness heavy metal history as Kittie takes the stage for the first time since 2013. Featuring line-ups from multiple eras, this 20th anniversary reunion show served as the after party for their all-encompassing career-spanning documentary, "Kittie: Origins/Evolutions." Expect unforgettable heavy, fast and aggressive metal from a once-in-a-lifetime performance twenty years in the making.
2019-03-20 | en
0.0
Japan: Oil On Canvas
Successful British band Japan filmed live in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 16th November 1982.
1982-12-31 | en
0.0
Amplified Gesture
The film explores the journeys and philosophies of a select group of experimental musicians including Keith Rowe, Evan Parker, Eddie Prevost, Otomo Yoshihide, Toshimaru Nakamura and Christian Fennesz.
2012-12-18 | en
0.0
Steel Cathedrals
20 minute music documentary shot in two days of November 1984 in, and around the outskirts of, Tokyo, Japan. A large part of the music was completed during that same month and recorded over a period of three days.
1985-05-17 | en
0.0
David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan
The duo caught on film during their Road To Graceland '93 tour.
1995-01-01 | en