To my birthmother..

Shaffer, Beverly, (film director.). Shaffer, Beverly, (film producer.). Zannis, Mark, (film producer.). Bochner, Sally, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Delving into the past is a risky business but for someone who's been adopted, there's a compelling need to know. When Marie Klaassen went looking for her birthmother, she discovered that trying to find her would take perseverance and guts and that succeeding in the search was not the end but another beginning. To my birthmother... answers the question "Oh my God, how did you find me?" with warmth and dignity. It is Marie's frank and earthy account of a personal journey through other times and other places to find the woman who gave her life. Told as a video diary, it's a fascinating story of a reunion fraught with suspense, humour and humanity.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (54 min., 38 sec.) : sound
remote
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2017.
Copyright: ©2002

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Documentary Program - East.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Beverly Shaffer ; editor, Howard Goldberg ; director of photography, Joan Hutton ; sound recordist, Stephen Bourne, Gordon Ross, Michael Kennedy, Patrick Rowan ; original music, Robert M. Lepage ; sound editor, Don Ayer ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; re-recording, Jean Paul Vialard ; graphics, Louise Overy, Arnold Koroshegyi ; producer, Beverly Shaffer, Mark Zannis ; executive producer, Sally Bochner.
Participant or Performer Note:	Participant, Marie Klaassen, Janine Maxwell, Henry Klaassen, Grace Klaassen, Bob Sargalis, Leah Klaassen, Jon Klaassen, Joan Jezegou, Holly Boychuk, Isabelle Sargalis, Lionel Sargalis, Holly Kramer, Norma Hughes Howard.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2002.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Social Issues, 2002 Certificate of Merit, 2003
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).