SUNSHINE

A real life tale of two unplanned pregnancies, a home for unwed mothers, changing times and the meaning of family.

73 minutes, 53 minutes (classroom version)
DVD (both versions included)
(Trailer available, see below)
Color / Stereo
Grade Level: 8-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2009
Copyright Date: 2009

Directed by Karen Skloss
Executive Producer for ITVS - Sally Jo Fifer
A Co-Production of Neighborhood Films LLC, HoustonPBS and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Note: It is a violation of copyright law to host a public screening of a film using the home DVD. In order to stay legal and support the filmmakers who made SUNSHINE, rent or buy one of our Public Performance DVDs for your event. The filmmaker is available to speak at screenings. If you would like to book her to speak at your screening, please email Megan Gilbride at thistimeitsmrglib@gmail.com. If you would like to also purchase posters to promote your screening, call us or email us at sunshinethemovie@gmail.com.

An unplanned pregnancy for an unplanned girl sets off SUNSHINE, a playful, yet ultimately stirring self-portrait of an adopted woman driven to search for answers through reconnection with her biological mother. Woven together from over 10 years of super 8 and video home movies, intimate family interviews, shimmering dance sequences and stylized reenactments, SUNSHINE offers a refreshingly rare glimpse on the current day transformations taking place within our most sacred of institutions, the family.

Uplifting and empowering, the film is designed to spark progressive debate over current-day family issues and serve as a unifying force by creating common ground for women, child and family advocates across political lines.