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.

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Wo Ai Ni Mommy
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Directed byStephanie Wang-Breal[1]
Theme music composerPaul Goldman
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish, Cantonese and Mandarin dialogue
Production
ProducersJudith Helfand, Jean Tsien
CinematographyDonny Tam, Wang-Breal
EditorGigi Wong
Running time77 minutes
Original release
NetworkP.O.V.
ReleaseAugust 31, 2010 (2010-08-31)
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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.

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