Resources: Watch

Informative Movies and Documentaries

Visual storytelling can be an impactful way to understand the complexities of the child welfare system and the experiences of children in foster care. Our curated list of movies, shows, and documentaries offers deep insights into the challenges and triumphs within our field. Watching these recommended resources will not only fulfill your continuing education hours but also inspire and motivate you in your advocacy work.

Abandonment

Foster
Care

Addiction
& Recovery

Human Trafficking

Cultural Awareness

Poverty

Disabilities

Domestic Violence

Education

Abandonment

Losing Isaiah

"A single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and adopted by a social worker. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges the custody."

Addiction

"Easy access to drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and even prescription medications like OxyContin has fueled an epidemic of addiction—the deadliest in U.S. history."

Opioids, Inc.

"FRONTLINE and the Financial Times investigate how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller up to 100 times stronger than morphine — and how some Wall Street investors looked the other way."

The Pharmacist

"After his son’s tragic death, a Louisiana pharmacist goes to extremes to expose the rampant corruption behind the opioid addiction crisis."

13th

"An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality."

Just Mercy

"A powerful true story that emphasizes social justice, enumerating the varitery of flaws of a criminal justice system."

When They See Us

"Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they are falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park."

Wonder

"They story of August Pullman- a boy with facial differences- who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time."

Precious

"An overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction."

Freedom Writers

"Shocked by the violence her students face outside of a school, a tenacious young teacher dedicates herself to helping them uncover their own potential."

Foster Boy

"A lawyer finds himself at the center of a trial in which a for-profit foster care agency puts a known sex offender into the same foster home as his young client Jamal."