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| Kelly Hansen |
Kelly was looking for a subject for a film she planned to make as part of an amateur video group. She happened upon Ann Fessler's compelling 2006 work The Girls Who Went Away which profiles mothers who lost their children to adoption in the decades before Roe v. Wade.
Kelly wanted to learn more history of first mothers sought them through Concerned United Birthparents. She learned that many women are still manipulated into relinquishing their babies. Eventually she connected with Holly and Hannah, a reunited mother and daughter, and me. In the
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| Jane |
Like most of us, when I see a film of myself, I cringe. Kelly says I did great but I think I should have talked more clearly, explained things better, sat straighter. But then I think hey, I did it, maybe made a small contribution to letting people know about the dark side of adoption.
Here's the video on YouTube. An Adoption Story. Please pass it along!--jane
PS What's with my right eye? It was removed twenty years ago because I had a tumor attached to the blood vessels which fed my eye. The doctors tried to remove the tumor several times but were not able to and thought it would become malignant. I make the patches myself in various colors so I can coordinate them with what I am wearing. I do have a false eye sitting in my bathroom cabinet. It doesn't look real because I have no eyelid and the false eye doesn't move. It's held in with glue and always in danger of falling off. It's good for Halloween, though.
Jane - wonderful job! My heart broke at the end when Hannah was speaking. What a beautiful little film, thanks for showing it to us!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this Jane. It is comforting to see the real story and not a Hollywood version. There is a truthful pain that needs to be seen, maybe by adoptive parents most of all
ReplyDeleteWonderful. I'm so glad this brave young woman found happiness with her dear mother.
ReplyDeleteOh my, that was beautifully done. Good catharsis for me; haven't cried in awhile. I'm glad she kept the story to the reunited and did not dwell on what her other situation was. This way it gets to the core of it - mother/child bond. Thank you for sharing and for your eloquence in introducing the issues.
ReplyDeleteGreat video!! You did a terrific job, Jane!!
ReplyDeleteVideos like this, along with sites like FMF (and others) can help to educate people about realities that they are uninformed--or misinformed--about.