*** "That's A Family!" - Women's Educational Media's Powerful New Film for Children on Family Diversity - Wins Best Short Documentary Award at the Santa Clarita International Film Festival***
That's A Family!
"That's A Family!" takes a tour, from a child's point of view, through an incredibly broad range of family structures. With blunt and sometimes hilarious candor, the children who star in "That's A Family!" open the doors to their homes and family life. In the process, they explain words and concepts like divorce, mixed race, gay and lesbian, birth mom, guardian, and stepdad, and get right to the heart of what they wish other people would understand about their families. In the midst of birthday parties, baking cakes, food shopping, bowling, and squealing about worms, the articulate kids in this 35-minute video make clear what all families have in common, even if they look different on the outside.
All copies of the video are closed-captioned and come with a comprehensive curriculum guide to help facilitate classroom or community group discussion.
Recommended for use in:
Elementary and middle school classrooms for lessons about family, community, stereotypes, and diversity. Dovetails with most social studies and language arts curricula.
College and university courses in education, social work, psychology, counseling, child development, and family studies.
Mental health programs, community service agencies, religious congregations.
Family viewing -- great for parents and children to watch together!
"...a program like this is more than just long overdue. It's vital." -- Highly Recommended, Video Librarian
"...extremely moving and powerful... I would highly recommend this film not only for schools and public libraries, but for adults as well." -- MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship
Video Sale Price: $75-K-12 Schools, Community Groups, Individuals;
$150 - Colleges, Universities, Professional Organizations
To order call: 800-343-5540
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Last updated 3/20/2001 by Jean Richter, richter@eecs.Berkeley.EDU