Wo Ai Ni Mommy (I Love You Mommy) is a 2010 American television documentary film directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal,[2] and distributed by P.O.V.. The documentary follows the story of a then 8-year-old Chinese girl, Fang Sui Yong,[3] who was adopted by a Jewish Long Island family.[3] The film had its world premiere at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival in 2010.
| Wo Ai Ni Mommy | |
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| Directed by | Stephanie Wang-Breal[1] |
| Theme music composer | Paul Goldman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English, Cantonese and Mandarin dialogue |
| Production | |
| Producers | Judith Helfand, Jean Tsien |
| Cinematography | Donny Tam, Wang-Breal |
| Editor | Gigi Wong |
| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | P.O.V. |
| Release | August 31, 2010 |
Given a new name of "Faith" by her new adopter mother, Donna Sadowsky, the film documents Faith's life just before her adoption in China, and follows her journey to America for a period of 18 months. Faith lived with her new adopted father, Jeff, as well as the Sadowsky's two biological sons and another Chinese adoptee.[3]
"Wo Ai Ni Mommy" inspired Stephanie Wang-Breal's second feature documentary, "Tough Love," a story about two families affected by the United States child welfare system.[4]"Tough Love" is currently showing in festivals worldwide.
Awards
Wo Ai Ni Mommy won the Best Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival,[5] and the 'Sterling Award for Best U.S. Feature' at the Silverdocs.[6] The film is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Informational Programming-Long Form, which will be awarded on September 26, 2011.
