Movies: Child abandonment

Evan, an orphaned 22-year-old who grew up in the foster care system, buys a vintage 8mm camera in a yard sale from an elderly man, ends up with reels of the man's old home movies, and begins to live vicariously through these home movies....

Julia is a child living in a Mexican town trapped in the war against drug trafficking. After waiting for days for his father’s return she meets Miria, a hitman boy....

Fifteen years ago, a figure shrouded in darkness left a crying baby on the steps of a church. Now, a private investigator brings news that Audrey and her wife Carrie never thought they’d have to deal with: their adopted son’s biological grandparents ...

This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film celebrating UNESCO's Year of the Child (1979). It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declarat...

An exploration into why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting childhood trauma victims profiled decades ago, we learn how their experiences shaped their lives as adults....

One winter, a pastor finds an abandoned infant on his church steps, and builds 'a drop box' to rescue any future foundlings....

Amelia falls in love with Dan, but she is fighting to escape a past that threatens to repeat itself. Can Amelia’s new relationship survive the hidden details?...

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