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Masterpieces
2009-2010 has been an exceptional year for literary and artistic expression in the world of adoption reform, search and reunion. Adoptees have expressed themselves on new creative levels with national impact in books, music, film and poetry.
Transracial adoptee Barb Lee showed her powerful documentary, Adopted at the 2009 AAC National Conference. Click here for a link to this site, which also includes information about the book Adopted: The New American Family . This is guaranteed to shift the conversation about international and transracial adoption in significant ways.
Zara Phillips, a native of England who now lives in New Jersey, has co-written a song with Darrell McDaniels ("DMC" of the rap group Run DMC) entitled "I'm Legit." It has been called the new adoptee rights anthem, and is also avalable on Itunes. The video, released in March 2010, is available on YouTube. Zara has also produced a documentary entitled Roots Unknown, which documents candid discussions with adult adoptees about their lives, their relationships, and their world views.
Jean Strauss, filmmaker and NY Times best selling author, was honored to have her new documentary featured at the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival. The film, entitled For the Life of Me, follows the story of Dave, a 52 year old adoptee who receives his original birth certificate and goes in search of his first mother.
Singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier released her latest album, The Foundling. From her website bio: "On her newest album, The Foundling, her first concept album, Mary opens the door on the defining circumstance of her life, the emotional journey and aftermath of finding the mother who surrendered her in New Orleans after her birth in March 1962 (the month Bob Dylan released his first album, to put a perspective on it).
Poet Penny Callan Partridge released her latest collection, The PeopleThey Brought Me: Poems in the Adoption Commmunity. She approaches her craft with wit, wisdom and compassion, allowing the reader to participate or observe from a distance. www.pennycallanpartridge.com
Photographer and artist Patrick McMahon has created a line of calendars, greeting cards and blank note cards which express thoughts and feelings specific to the adoption triad. For more details and information about how to order, see his website, Touched by Adoption.