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Aging Out: Declaration of Independence

Price: $99.00

SKU: DVD791

Author: Roger Weisberg

Publishing Date: 2004

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Description:

Part of Aging Out DVD Series

David Griffin has been in more than 20 foster care placements. Leaving the system at 18, he went on a self-destructive drug and crime binge, coped with homelessness and incarceration, and eventually left California with the hope of becoming a fisherman in Alaska.

29 minute DVD

VHS available by request.

Winner of seven awards in 2004!

Including Best Documentary (Golden Reel Award) at the Tiburon Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Reel to Reel Festival in Charlotte, NC.

Part of this series was featured in a special PBS presentation in 2005!

Reviews:

"A very insightful look at one of the 'supressed' problems troubling America . . .this documentary may be one of the first steps in finding a resolution to this dilemma. A BIG hit at this year's event!"

-Michael Carr, Director, Telluride IndieFest, 2004 - (quote refers to the feature-length version)

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