Documentary Review: A Simple Piece of Paper

By Maya Rogers-Bursen, LMHC, Expressive Therapist | June 4, 2015

“What happened when Illinois provided adoptees with access to their original birth certificates? In Jean Strauss’ documentary, A SIMPLE PIECE OF PAPER, the viewer is invited

Movie Review: MARTiAN Child

By BPAR | April 1, 2015

MARTIAN CHILD, directed by Menno Meyjes, explores adoption from within foster care, and what it takes to be a family. We all need one thing in life – Love

Movie Review: Annie

By BPAR | February 11, 2015

Have you seen the new 2014 version of ANNIE? “It’s a hard knock life.” I have to say, as an Annie fan, director Will Gluck created a spectacular rendition ..

Television Show Review: The Fosters

By BPAR | January 30, 2015

THE FOSTERS TV show does a spectacular job at showing viewers what it’s like to be a teenage adoptee and question your beginnings …

Movie Review: Twin Sisters

By BPAR | January 15, 2015

When you think of adoption, what do you think of? TWIN SISTERS, a must-see documentary based on family, adoption, and two twins—separated at birth, reunited