Seeking stories for new documentary about attachment and adoption

I am a San Francisco-based documentary filmmaker currently working on a feature length documentary about adoption and attachment. The film aims to explore the deep challenges that some adopted families face around attachment and trauma history -- and to follow families who are on a mission for answers and healing. We are currently in the research and development phase of the project.We are looking for guidance from adoptive parents with a child who is suffering from attachment issues, from mild to severe. We'd love to hear your story and the treatment and understanding you've sought. We are looking for those have found answers; those who are frustrated, lost, or in pain; and everyone in between. We are also seeking families who are interested in sharing their stories on film, although there is no expectation. Please send me a message if you're willing to chat by phone or email, or contact me at attachmentfilm {at} gmail.com. Both my collaborator and I have a personal connection to this topic that drives our passion to create this film. My younger sister was adopted from Chile in 1991 at age one and did not attach to my mother. There were many years of suffering because of it through our childhood -- she had a RAD diagnosis, among other less fitting ones ranging from ADHD to bipolar -- and my parents tried just about everything to help her, from respite to wilderness to holding. The good news is that my sister, now 25, is married and connected to both parents. But all those years my parents were desperate and in the dark, all the ways my sister was misunderstood and suffered, all the ways my family was judged -- these are the reasons I want to make this film. My collaborator on this project is the adoptive mother of a nine-year-old boy from Guatemala who suffers from attachment problems and ODD but has shown a lot of improvement over the last two years through her work with a therapist. A bit about my professional background: I make my living as a documentary cinematographer, producer, and director. My work has broadcast on Frontline, HBO, PBS, and Showtime, among others. I hold a master's degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. You can view my work atThank you!Vanessa