We believe the story of a child's experience is worth telling. Join us as we explore the voice of a child.
Santa Barbara, CA
Joined December 2014
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ReMoved Film retweeted
Super stoked that the @SBIndpndnt is helping to raise the voices of youth who have so bravely shared their stories with the world. Full article is in print and also online (linked in bio). @removedfilm @ Santa… instagram.com/p/B2oqZPMFRY7/…
ReMoved Film retweeted
A piece I wrote "The Audition" a girl auditioning for a family is in #Listen @RemovedFilm a new book of stories highlighting youth who've experienced #fostercare written by #youthinfostercare Watch it here-tinyurl.com/y2m93grq
Thankful for local news @SBIndpndnt highlighting good that is being done in the world. An excerpt from the article (available in print and online):
Listen, published in May, came together from hundreds of stories,… instagram.com/p/B2o8wJvh8TF/…
Success!!
Thank you to everyone who helped make the book kick-off party a success! We had such a fabulous time celebrating the book's completion and anticipating all the empowering change it will bring to kids… instagram.com/p/ByA_rd_hYUa/…
Who’s at #CAFO right now?! We are! And so are our hot-off-the-press new books! #listenthebook
We only brought 100 copies and these beauties are gonna fly fast, so go grab some 📚 from… instagram.com/p/BxNgUalhYFN/…
ReMoved Film retweeted
Congrats to "Love Is Never Wasted"by @RemovedFilm for winning Best Narrative at our Child Welfare Film Festival this weekend. The films were selected by a jury of filmmakers, foster care alumni, social workers and advocates. youtube.com/watch?v=fegRjSgR… ##IndieFilm
#books are here! just got pics back from kids in #innercity #NYC reading them and being inspired and resonating. #soworthit order yours today listen.removedfilmanthology.…
It’s foster care awareness month! And the first ever of its kind, beautiful hardcover anthology highlighting the resiliency of youth who’ve experienced foster care, starts shipping out to… instagram.com/p/Bw7as8JBy96/…
LISTEN.
It's the cry of the unheard, the forgotten, the ignored.
It's a call to be silent, to create the space to put yourself in someone else's journey, to understand.
We chose the… instagram.com/p/Bwo-Hr-B-iP/…
A HUGE, heartfelt thanks to #torontoshortsinternationalfilmfestival for honoring a story of kids who have experienced foster care, giving the "Best Foreign Film" award to "Love Is Never… instagram.com/p/BuuxS7GBplB/…
And THIS is why we are making this book! For kids like her, who feel alone.
As she said, “I love reading, it makes you feel other people’s feelings through the words. It might even hurt,… instagram.com/p/BumgiBZBbFw/…
We’re doing a #giveaway!!!
We are SO excited about the ReMoved Book (can you tell?!). The stories that foster youth and alum have submitted are simply INCREDIBLE, and we know for a fact… instagram.com/p/BumNhD2hUxY/…
An important story is heading to Cleveland! Woot woot! Super excited to see “Love is Never Wasted” play at the @CIFF March 30 and April 1! #film #filmfestival #ciff #shortfilm instagram.com/p/BufAtrWhixY/…
We have seen this to be true time and again.
To our youth: be heard. Speak up. Raise your voice. It is powerful and important and we need to hear it.
To the rest: listen. Change… instagram.com/p/BuehIoVBsFm/…
CASA—court appointed special advocate. It’s a volunteer position and so invaluable. I cannot imagine what would have happened without our CASA. This woman volunteered her time every week… instagram.com/p/BuaG9aThUKK/…
“Focus on the positive of what you want to become rather than on what you want to avoid becoming.” -Irene, age 35
Visualize the change you want, and then surround yourself with the… instagram.com/p/BuY6r9EBgfw/…
Something is wrong with a system that penalizes a #fosterkid for the fact that she’s homeless and w/out parents...the stories we heard yesterday and how the system failed this girl, yet she continues to have a good attitude and fight hard to do what’s right and make a better life
Behind the scenes of our currently in production #documentary on #transitionageyouth from #fostercare
When we work with youth, we need to understand what it’s like to be them. To know from the inside out how they see the world. To walk a mile in someone’s shoes, you’ll feel the bumps in… instagram.com/p/BuMCN-oh8kS/…