A GIRL LIKE HER
a film by Ann Fessler
DETAILS about select PREVIOUS SCREENINGS and EVENTS
TAMPA, FL
University of South Florida
Sponsored by The Maternal, Child Health Graduate Student Organization
March 27, 2018
(follow up to Fessler Keynote at MCHSO Symposium on March 2, 2018)
OHIO
Screening/Discussion sponsored by Adoption Network Cleveland
Columbus, October 10, 2017
Cincinnati, October 21, 2017
Greater Miami Valley, November 16, 2017
Contact AdoptionNetwork.org for details
NORTON, MA
Wheaton College
Sponsored by the Feminist Association of Wheaton College
November 10, 2016
Screening and Q & A with Ann Fessler
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Catholic Charities & Louisiana Adoption Advisory Board
November 6, 2016
Screening and Discussion with Ann Fessler
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
Forget Me Not Family Society Conference
Oct. 24–25, 2015
Film screening and Q & A with Ann Fessler
PORTLAND, OREGON
Reproductive Justice Film Series
The Clinton Street Theater, Sept. 8, 2015
Sponsored by Backline RICHMOND, VA Virginia Commonwealth University March 19, 2015 Sponsored by School of Social Work & C2Adopt Karen Wilson Buterbaugh, one of the women featured in the film will be present to answer questions. BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND Northern Ireland Human Rights Film Festival December 9th, 2014 – Beanbag Cinema A partnership between BELFAST EXPOSED Gallery, Belfast Film Festival and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Film Festival. WASHINGTON, DC area – Fairfax, Virginia George Mason University 2014 Visual Voices Lecture Series Screening followed by Q & A with Ann Fessler Thursday, October 23, 2014, 7:30 PM George Mason Center for the Arts – Harris Theater SAN FRANCISCO, CA American Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, August 16-19, 2014 A GIRL LIKE HER will be screened Saturday August 16 10:30-12:10 PORTLAND, OR
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 3228 SW Sunset Blvd, Portland, OR Sunday, July 27, 2014 – 11:15 AM–1:00 PM Discussion to follow MARYLAND Utopia Film Festival – 10th Anniversary Special Screening Saturday, May 17, 2014 Historic Old Greenbelt P & G Theater 129 Centerway Rd Greenbelt, MD WAUSAU, WI Highland Community Church in Weston Screening – May 15, 2014 – 6 PM Reunited mom Susan Vansleet will lead a Q & A after the screening CHICAGO, IL Museum of Contemporary Photography Columbia College Chicago Screening followed by a Q & A with Director, Ann Fessler Thursday, May 1, 2014 – 6:00 PM in connection with “Home Truths: Photography & Motherhood” curated by Susan Bright Exhibition includes Fessler’s film “Along the Pale Blue River” April 18–July 13, 2014 Opening Reception: April 24th link to exhibition site BALTIMORE, MD Maryland Institute College of Art Graduate Studio Center Auditorium April 9, 2014 – 4:00 PM Q & A with Ann Fessler following the screening BOSTON, MA Women Take the Reel Film Festival Northeastern University March 12, 2014 – 7:30 PM Q & A with Ann Fessler following the screening Co-sponsored by the Northestern University Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Human Services Program, Department of History, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Humanities Center. The screening is part of the month-long “Women Take the Reel Film Festival,” sponsored by the Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies. PONTEVEDRA, SPAIN 7th International Conference AFIN (Childhood, Families) Research Group Grupo de Investigación AFIN (Infancias, Familias) Nov. 23, 2013 – at 18:30 (6:30PM) followed by a discussion (Director will not be present) For further information: http://grupsderecerca.uab.cat/afin/ HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT Real Art Ways Cinema November 9, 2013 – 1:00 PM sponsored by Access Connecticut: an organization dedicated to restoring the right of every adult adoptee born in CT, to access their original birth certificate. LONDON, ENGLAND UK Premiere – The Foundling Museum, Oct 24, 2013 – at 18:00 Q & A with the Director following the screening Screening concurrent with an exhibition at the Foundling Museum “Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Loss” Oct 11- January 5 Featuring – Ann Fessler, Tierney Gearon, Miyako Ishiuchi, and Annu Matthew (Fessler’s earlier film “Along the Pale Blue River” is included in the exhibition.) Exhibition info link
Companion exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery, London “Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Identity” KOREA: DMZ INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL October 19, 2013 – Lotte 5 Theater, 15:00 October 23, 2013 – Lotte 5 Theater, 15:00 MARYLAND (DC AREA) Utopia Film Festival Sunday, Oct 20, 2013 – noon Historic P & G Old Greenbelt Theater, 29 Centerway Road, Greenbelt, MD PROVIDENCE, RI: October 8, 2013 – 7PM T. C. Colley Lecture Series, Rhode Island School of Design Chase Center Auditorium RISD Museum, 20 North Main Street Q & A with the Director following the screening CAMBRIDGE, MA Heart 2 Heart Firstmother Retreat Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA August 24, 2013 DENVER, CO Denver Film Society – DocNight – June 13th, 2013 – 7:00 pm A Girl Like Her will be preceded by Fessler’s 1999 film about her adoptive parents Cliff & Hazel Q & A and reception after the screening with Ann Fessler Sie Film Center 2510 East Colfax Denver, CO, 80206 SPECIAL NEW YORK SCREENING of A GIRL LIKE HER JUNE 11, 2013 — 6:30-9:00PM, Director Attending Sponsored by The Donaldson Adoption Institute in celebration of the new Lynn Franklin Fund* Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres before the film screening Panel Discussion after the film with Ann Fessler, Lynn Franklin and Leslie Pate Mackinnon The Century Association, 7 W. 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 *The Lynn Franklin is a first mother, writer and literary agent who as been in reunion for over 20 years. The fund bearing her name was created to honor Lynn’s life and service on behalf of adoption reform. It will be dedicated to enabling unique, important work to improve the lives of first parents everywhere and to ensure that their experiences, needs and aspirations are addressed in all adoption-related laws, policies and practices. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL DocAviv – International Documentary Film Festival Friday, May 3, 2013 – 10:00, Cinemateque 3 Tuesday, May 7, 2013 – 14:30, Cinemateque 2 Wednesday, May 8, 2013 – 15:00, Cinemateque 1 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS University of Illinois, 2013 Speaker Series: Screening and Discussion with Director Ann Fessler March 21, 2013 WARSAW, POLAND WATCH DOCS International Human Rights Film Festival Saturday, December 8, 2012 – Illusion Cinema, ul. 50a Narbutta, 20:13 Friday, December 14, 2012 – Illusion Cinema, ul. 50a Narbutta, 15:45 Watch Docs Traveling Festival – Traveling throughout Poland in 2013 Tarnowskie Góry, March 13, 2013 Żywiec, April 11, 2013 Toruń, April 17, 2013 Oświęcim, April 18, 2013 Cieszyn, April 23, 2013 Jawor, May 18, 2013 Olsztyn, May 26 Słupsk, May 22, 2013 Bielsko-Biała, May 24, 2013 Kielce, June 8, 2013 Zielona Góra, June 13, 2013 Suwałki, Sept 20-21, 2013 Mrągowo, Sept 26-27, 2013 Sanok, Oct 14, 2013 Krakow, Oct 19, 2013 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Oct 21, 2013 Katowice, Oct 23, 2013 Szczecin, Oct 23, 2013 Rzeszów, Oct 25, 2013 Siedlce, Oct 26, 2013 Gdańsk, Nov. 24, 2013 CLEVELAND, OHIO Cleveland State University /Co-sponsored by Adoption Network Cleveland November 29, 2012 at 7 PM Main Classroom Auditorium, Cleveland State University Panel Discussion after the screening Moderated by Evan Liberman, Panelists: Ann Fessler, Director; Dennis Goulden, Cinematographer; Betsie Norris, adoptee & founder of Adoption Network Cleveland; and reunited moms: Bev Haettich and Jean Hood. COLUMBUS, OHIO The Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University Tuesday, November 27, 2012 – 7 PM — reception to follow Screening –Cliff & Hazel (1999) and A GIRL LIKE HER (2012) Cliff & Hazel, Fessler’s film about her adoptive parents, was post-produced at the Wexner Center in 1999 Q & A with the Director, book signing after the screening For a complete list of Wexner Center’s Upcoming Film/Video Events: here tickets for November 27th event: here AMSTERDAM IDFA – International Documentary Festival, Amsterdam EUROPEAN PREMIERE Friday, November 16, 2012 – 5:30PM (17:30) at Tuschinski 6 Sunday, November 18, 2012 – 10AM (10:00) at Tuschinski 4 Saturday, November 24, 7:00PM (19:00) at Munt 12 Screenings followed by Q & A with Director SAN FRANCISCO, CA San Francisco DOC FEST 11/10/12 – Shattuck Theater – Berkeley, 5 PM 11/17/12 – Roxie Theater – San Francisco, 5 PM 11/18/12 – Roxie Theater – San Francisco, 12:30 PM COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival November 3, 2012 – The Screening Room, 8:30 AM November 3, 2012 – The Fine Arts Center, 10:45 SM
SECOND SCREENING ADDED October 6, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Fox Bay Cinema With a panel discussion following the screening, wth Director, Ann Fessler, subject Sally Burke, the CEO of Adoption Resources Colleen Ellingson,and Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Resource Librarian Anne Brosowsky-Roth. Underwriting sponsorship for this discussion was generously provided by the Argosy Foundation. Documentary Festival Favorites Presented by Christine Symchych
Film Sponsored by: Planned Parenthood
Community Partners: Adoption Resources of Wisconsin, Adoption Services, Inc. Information here Related Events – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin events October 3, 2012 — Planned Parenthood Annual Luncheon, Milwaukee Featured speaker, Ann Fessler October 4, 2012 — Planned Parenthood Annual Dinner Event, Madison Featured speaker, Ann Fessler CHAPEL HILL, NC University of North Carolina Medical School GRAND ROUNDS Presentation sponsored by the OBGYN Department Auditorium, Old Clinic Building, 3:30PM, Sept. 5, 2012 Q & A with Director after screening MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA Montreal World Film Festival – CANADIAN PREMIERE August 23-Sept. 3, 2012 screened Aug 25, 26, 27th Information here PROVIDENCE, RI Flickers-Rhode Island International Film Festival Grand Prize, “Providence Film Festival Award” (the top award for a film made by a filmmaker from New England) August 7-12, 2012 Information here Q & A with Director after screening SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival June 18 – 24, 2012 Information here Q & A with Director after screening DENVER, COLORADO American Adoption Congress, National Conference Denver, April 2012 Q & A with Director after screening MINNEAPOLIS, MN Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival Friday, April 20, 2012 at 5:15PM Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 2:30PM Information here Q & A with Director after screening DURHAM, NC Full Frame Documentary Film Festival–USA PREMIERE April 13, 2012 Q & A with Director after screening —————————————— see pictures of past events at A GIRL LIKE HER facebook page
Reproductive Justice Film Series
The Clinton Street Theater, Sept. 8, 2015
Sponsored by Backline RICHMOND, VA Virginia Commonwealth University March 19, 2015 Sponsored by School of Social Work & C2Adopt Karen Wilson Buterbaugh, one of the women featured in the film will be present to answer questions. BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND Northern Ireland Human Rights Film Festival December 9th, 2014 – Beanbag Cinema A partnership between BELFAST EXPOSED Gallery, Belfast Film Festival and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Film Festival. WASHINGTON, DC area – Fairfax, Virginia George Mason University 2014 Visual Voices Lecture Series Screening followed by Q & A with Ann Fessler Thursday, October 23, 2014, 7:30 PM George Mason Center for the Arts – Harris Theater SAN FRANCISCO, CA American Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, August 16-19, 2014 A GIRL LIKE HER will be screened Saturday August 16 10:30-12:10 PORTLAND, OR
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 3228 SW Sunset Blvd, Portland, OR Sunday, July 27, 2014 – 11:15 AM–1:00 PM Discussion to follow MARYLAND Utopia Film Festival – 10th Anniversary Special Screening Saturday, May 17, 2014 Historic Old Greenbelt P & G Theater 129 Centerway Rd Greenbelt, MD WAUSAU, WI Highland Community Church in Weston Screening – May 15, 2014 – 6 PM Reunited mom Susan Vansleet will lead a Q & A after the screening CHICAGO, IL Museum of Contemporary Photography Columbia College Chicago Screening followed by a Q & A with Director, Ann Fessler Thursday, May 1, 2014 – 6:00 PM in connection with “Home Truths: Photography & Motherhood” curated by Susan Bright Exhibition includes Fessler’s film “Along the Pale Blue River” April 18–July 13, 2014 Opening Reception: April 24th link to exhibition site BALTIMORE, MD Maryland Institute College of Art Graduate Studio Center Auditorium April 9, 2014 – 4:00 PM Q & A with Ann Fessler following the screening BOSTON, MA Women Take the Reel Film Festival Northeastern University March 12, 2014 – 7:30 PM Q & A with Ann Fessler following the screening Co-sponsored by the Northestern University Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Human Services Program, Department of History, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Humanities Center. The screening is part of the month-long “Women Take the Reel Film Festival,” sponsored by the Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies. PONTEVEDRA, SPAIN 7th International Conference AFIN (Childhood, Families) Research Group Grupo de Investigación AFIN (Infancias, Familias) Nov. 23, 2013 – at 18:30 (6:30PM) followed by a discussion (Director will not be present) For further information: http://grupsderecerca.uab.cat/afin/ HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT Real Art Ways Cinema November 9, 2013 – 1:00 PM sponsored by Access Connecticut: an organization dedicated to restoring the right of every adult adoptee born in CT, to access their original birth certificate. LONDON, ENGLAND UK Premiere – The Foundling Museum, Oct 24, 2013 – at 18:00 Q & A with the Director following the screening Screening concurrent with an exhibition at the Foundling Museum “Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Loss” Oct 11- January 5 Featuring – Ann Fessler, Tierney Gearon, Miyako Ishiuchi, and Annu Matthew (Fessler’s earlier film “Along the Pale Blue River” is included in the exhibition.) Exhibition info link
Companion exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery, London “Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Identity” KOREA: DMZ INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL October 19, 2013 – Lotte 5 Theater, 15:00 October 23, 2013 – Lotte 5 Theater, 15:00 MARYLAND (DC AREA) Utopia Film Festival Sunday, Oct 20, 2013 – noon Historic P & G Old Greenbelt Theater, 29 Centerway Road, Greenbelt, MD PROVIDENCE, RI: October 8, 2013 – 7PM T. C. Colley Lecture Series, Rhode Island School of Design Chase Center Auditorium RISD Museum, 20 North Main Street Q & A with the Director following the screening CAMBRIDGE, MA Heart 2 Heart Firstmother Retreat Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA August 24, 2013 DENVER, CO Denver Film Society – DocNight – June 13th, 2013 – 7:00 pm A Girl Like Her will be preceded by Fessler’s 1999 film about her adoptive parents Cliff & Hazel Q & A and reception after the screening with Ann Fessler Sie Film Center 2510 East Colfax Denver, CO, 80206 SPECIAL NEW YORK SCREENING of A GIRL LIKE HER JUNE 11, 2013 — 6:30-9:00PM, Director Attending Sponsored by The Donaldson Adoption Institute in celebration of the new Lynn Franklin Fund* Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres before the film screening Panel Discussion after the film with Ann Fessler, Lynn Franklin and Leslie Pate Mackinnon The Century Association, 7 W. 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 *The Lynn Franklin is a first mother, writer and literary agent who as been in reunion for over 20 years. The fund bearing her name was created to honor Lynn’s life and service on behalf of adoption reform. It will be dedicated to enabling unique, important work to improve the lives of first parents everywhere and to ensure that their experiences, needs and aspirations are addressed in all adoption-related laws, policies and practices. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL DocAviv – International Documentary Film Festival Friday, May 3, 2013 – 10:00, Cinemateque 3 Tuesday, May 7, 2013 – 14:30, Cinemateque 2 Wednesday, May 8, 2013 – 15:00, Cinemateque 1 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS University of Illinois, 2013 Speaker Series: Screening and Discussion with Director Ann Fessler March 21, 2013 WARSAW, POLAND WATCH DOCS International Human Rights Film Festival Saturday, December 8, 2012 – Illusion Cinema, ul. 50a Narbutta, 20:13 Friday, December 14, 2012 – Illusion Cinema, ul. 50a Narbutta, 15:45 Watch Docs Traveling Festival – Traveling throughout Poland in 2013 Tarnowskie Góry, March 13, 2013 Żywiec, April 11, 2013 Toruń, April 17, 2013 Oświęcim, April 18, 2013 Cieszyn, April 23, 2013 Jawor, May 18, 2013 Olsztyn, May 26 Słupsk, May 22, 2013 Bielsko-Biała, May 24, 2013 Kielce, June 8, 2013 Zielona Góra, June 13, 2013 Suwałki, Sept 20-21, 2013 Mrągowo, Sept 26-27, 2013 Sanok, Oct 14, 2013 Krakow, Oct 19, 2013 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Oct 21, 2013 Katowice, Oct 23, 2013 Szczecin, Oct 23, 2013 Rzeszów, Oct 25, 2013 Siedlce, Oct 26, 2013 Gdańsk, Nov. 24, 2013 CLEVELAND, OHIO Cleveland State University /Co-sponsored by Adoption Network Cleveland November 29, 2012 at 7 PM Main Classroom Auditorium, Cleveland State University Panel Discussion after the screening Moderated by Evan Liberman, Panelists: Ann Fessler, Director; Dennis Goulden, Cinematographer; Betsie Norris, adoptee & founder of Adoption Network Cleveland; and reunited moms: Bev Haettich and Jean Hood. COLUMBUS, OHIO The Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University Tuesday, November 27, 2012 – 7 PM — reception to follow Screening –Cliff & Hazel (1999) and A GIRL LIKE HER (2012) Cliff & Hazel, Fessler’s film about her adoptive parents, was post-produced at the Wexner Center in 1999 Q & A with the Director, book signing after the screening For a complete list of Wexner Center’s Upcoming Film/Video Events: here tickets for November 27th event: here AMSTERDAM IDFA – International Documentary Festival, Amsterdam EUROPEAN PREMIERE Friday, November 16, 2012 – 5:30PM (17:30) at Tuschinski 6 Sunday, November 18, 2012 – 10AM (10:00) at Tuschinski 4 Saturday, November 24, 7:00PM (19:00) at Munt 12 Screenings followed by Q & A with Director SAN FRANCISCO, CA San Francisco DOC FEST 11/10/12 – Shattuck Theater – Berkeley, 5 PM 11/17/12 – Roxie Theater – San Francisco, 5 PM 11/18/12 – Roxie Theater – San Francisco, 12:30 PM COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival November 3, 2012 – The Screening Room, 8:30 AM November 3, 2012 – The Fine Arts Center, 10:45 SM
Q & A with Director after screenings
TORONTO, CANADA
Origins Canada, Adoption Experience Conference
Friday October 19, 2012 9:00 am
Information here
Keynote by Director
Q & A with Director after screening
HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
October 13, 2012 – 12:05 PM – Arlington, Cinema 1
October 18, 2012 – 7 PM – Arlington, Cinema 1
NEW ORLEANS, LA
New Orleans Film Festival
Screening: Saturday Oct 13, 2012 – at 3:30 PM
Theatres at Canal Place 2
333 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
Information here
Q & A with Director and firstmom Leslie Mackinnon
after the screening
MILL VALLEY, CA
Mill Valley Film Festival (West Coast Premiere)
Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 1:30PM
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 7 PM
Information here
MILWAUKEE,, WISCONSIN
Milwaukee Film Festival
October 3, 2012 – 7:00PM Landmark Downer TheatreSECOND SCREENING ADDED October 6, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Fox Bay Cinema With a panel discussion following the screening, wth Director, Ann Fessler, subject Sally Burke, the CEO of Adoption Resources Colleen Ellingson,and Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Resource Librarian Anne Brosowsky-Roth. Underwriting sponsorship for this discussion was generously provided by the Argosy Foundation. Documentary Festival Favorites Presented by Christine Symchych
Film Sponsored by: Planned Parenthood
Community Partners: Adoption Resources of Wisconsin, Adoption Services, Inc. Information here Related Events – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin events October 3, 2012 — Planned Parenthood Annual Luncheon, Milwaukee Featured speaker, Ann Fessler October 4, 2012 — Planned Parenthood Annual Dinner Event, Madison Featured speaker, Ann Fessler CHAPEL HILL, NC University of North Carolina Medical School GRAND ROUNDS Presentation sponsored by the OBGYN Department Auditorium, Old Clinic Building, 3:30PM, Sept. 5, 2012 Q & A with Director after screening MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA Montreal World Film Festival – CANADIAN PREMIERE August 23-Sept. 3, 2012 screened Aug 25, 26, 27th Information here PROVIDENCE, RI Flickers-Rhode Island International Film Festival Grand Prize, “Providence Film Festival Award” (the top award for a film made by a filmmaker from New England) August 7-12, 2012 Information here Q & A with Director after screening SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival June 18 – 24, 2012 Information here Q & A with Director after screening DENVER, COLORADO American Adoption Congress, National Conference Denver, April 2012 Q & A with Director after screening MINNEAPOLIS, MN Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival Friday, April 20, 2012 at 5:15PM Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 2:30PM Information here Q & A with Director after screening DURHAM, NC Full Frame Documentary Film Festival–USA PREMIERE April 13, 2012 Q & A with Director after screening —————————————— see pictures of past events at A GIRL LIKE HER facebook page
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