Charell, age 6, woke up to find herself alone. She made breakfast, dropped her baby sister off with a neighbor, and walked to school. With a dad incarcerated for murder, a mom on drugs & a childhood in foster care, Charell knew it was time to break the cycle.

Feeling Wanted is a short documentary film. If you'd like to schedule a screening please contact us at info@fostercarefilm.com

AWARDS

Professional Documentary Award
St. Francis Women's Film Festival, 2017

Audience Choice Award
Best Female Filmmaker
Forum on Law Culture & Society (FOLCS), 2016

Founders Award
MCNY Film Festival, 2016

Special Jury Award
Blackbird Film Festival, 2016

Best Cinematography
St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, 2015

Best Short Film
Just Film Awards 2015

Audience Choice Award
IndieWorks, Oct. 2015

Best Documentary
Honorable Mention for Best in Festival
CTLPDX Film Festival

Best Director Nominee
Sweet As Film Festival, 2016

Best Documentary Nominee
Clean Shorts Film Festival, 2016

Best Short Film of 2015 Nominee
Adoption At The Movies, 2015

Best Short Documentary Nominee
Wind International Film Festival, 2016

Best Director Nominee
Best Local New York Film Nominee
Blackbird Film Festival, 2016

Previous Screenings: Film Festivals

Idlewild International Film Festival | August 28th, 2021
Child Welfare Film Festival | May 5, 2019
Artists & Beers (Manhattan) | January 16, 2019
Artists & Beers (Queens) | January 9, 2019
Norman Film Festival | September 23, 2017
The Saint Francis College Women's Film Festival | March 29, 2017
Equinox Film Festival | March 10 - 12, 2017
Chicago Feminist Film Festival | March 2, 2017
Winter Film Awards | February 26 & 28, 2017
Frozen River Film Festival | February 18, 2017
Sweet As Film Festival | December, 2016
VHS Presents: The First Film I've Ever Made | November 19, 2016
Forum on Law, Culture, and Society (FOLCS) Film Series | November 10, 2016
Universal Film Festival | September 30-October 1, 2016
Boardwalk Film Festival | September 17, 2016
MCNY Short Film Night | September 16, 2016
Ridgefield Independent Film Festival | May 21, 2016
Life Fest Film Festival | April 30, 2016
(In)Justice for All Film Festival | April 29, 2016
Blackbird Film Festival | April 24, 2016
Take Two Film Festival | April 23, 2016
WAMMFest | April 23, 2016
Milledgeville Film Festival | April 15, 2016
Clean Shorts Film Festival | April 2, 2016
Feminitsta Filmmaker Series | March 12, 2016
Saint Louis International Film Festival | November 10, 2015
IndieWorks | October 7, 2015
#DirectedByWomen | September 10, 2015
St. Louis Filmmaker's Showcase presents Feeling Wanted | July 21, 2015
CTLPDX International Film Festival, July 12, 2015
Just Film Award | June 8, 2015
Colorado Foster Care & Adoption Festival | January 24, 2015

Previous Screenings: Conferences

Adoptive Parents Committee Conference | May 7, 2023
Adoption Initiative Conference | March 25, 2022
Paving the Way to Educational Success | October 14, 2020
Adoptive Parents Committee Conference | November 24, 2019
Texas Workforce Commission: All Together Now Conference | October 2, 2019
Ranch Day: Adoptive Parent Orientation | October 5, 2019
Voices from Foster Care, AFFCNY Conference | May 12, 2018
One Child Many Hands Conference | June 7-9, 2017

Previous Screenings: Community Events

CASA New Jersey | Dec 7, 2022
Reimagining Mental Health Support for Youth in Foster Care| May 25, 2022
The Fostering Connection: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Youth in Foster Care | May 23, 2022
Brooklyn College, Personal Counseling Program | May 2, 2022
Brooklyn College, Personal Counseling Program | April 28, 2022
Brooklyn College, Masters Program | November 18, 2021
NYC Health Justice Network | May 28, 2021
Pano | May 24, 2021
Revolution Me Media Labs | May 21, 2021
Achillea Peer Tutoring | May 27, 2021
SCO Family of Services | May 13, 2021
YWCA of Brooklyn | May 12, 2021
Lewes Public Library presents Feeling Wanted | November 2, 2019
Voices From Foster Care: Beaumont, co-hosted by Texas DFPS & Calvary Baptist | October 5, 2019
Voices From Foster Care: Dallas, hosted by Dallas CASA | October 3, 2019
Voices From Foster Care: Denton, co-hosted by TWU & UNT | October 2, 2019
Voices From Foster Care: Corpus Christi, co-hosted by Texas DFPS & Corpus Christi
Christian Fellowship | September 19, 2019
Parent Find Night, Family Residences and Essential Enterprises | May 31, 2018
Ripped and Sewn, United Way 211 | May 19, 2018
First Star, College of Staten Island | April 14, 2018
Media and Social Change Lab, Columbia University | Sept 25, 2017
Court Appointed Special Advocates NYC | February 28, 2017
The American Corner Tirana (Sponsored, in part, by the U.S. Embassy) | June 10, 2016
Caring for our Community's Kids: Stories and Conversations | October 8, 2015
Foster Leaders & Mag Blog presents Feeling Wanted | July 10, 2015
STooPs Bed-Stuy | June 28, 2015
Children's Aid Society | May 12, 2015
Voices with Vision: Affecting Change in Foster Care | December 9, 2014