Photo Essay: People Places and Faces of Guatemala

A short photo essay featuring the people and landscapes of Guatemala.

NOTE: the children shown are not the subjects of the documentary project. When shooting begins, faces of the children within the institutions will not be shown for security reasons.

Background

This is the focus of the current ZeroGravity production which should begin shooting in Guatemala in earlyJanuary. The work will showcase the environment of a successful and model facility while bringing to light concepts and circumstances that are unique to special needs adoptions, more so when these adoptions originate overseas.

Broken down into a list of ten:
Sexual Reactivity
Institutionalized Behaviors
Issues around food – food hoarding
Parent’s attachment style
Impact on other children in the home
Expectations
Need for resources and specialized services
Strain on marriage
Attachment Disorder
responsibility of commitment

Updates will be posted weekly and promo videos will be posted about 1 week after shooting begins.

For some background on Executive Producer Karen Smith Rotabi and insight on issues surrounding Intercountry Adoptions, tune into the NPR archive web cast of her interview :

http://cosw.sc.edu/alumni/417-karen-smith-rotabi-featured-on-national-public-radio

http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2010/09/the-controversy-over-international-adoptions/