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Films/Videos From Time to Time ​ 2021 From Time to Time is a 2009 British fantasy drama film directed by Julian Fellowes. It was adapted from Lucy M. Boston's children's novel The Chimneys of Green Knowe (1958). The film was shot in Athelhampton Hall, Dorset. Jacob is a runaway slave who is brought to England by Captain Thomas Oldknow early in the 19th century. Jacob is around 10 years of age and becomes a companion for Thomas' daughter. External Website

Films/Videos Rocks ​ 2021 Rocks is a British coming-of-age drama film, directed by Sarah Gavron and released in 2019. The film stars Bukky Bakray as Olushola, nicknamed "Rocks", a Black British teenage girl in London whose troubled single mother abandons her and her younger brother Emmanuel (D’angelou Osei Kissiedu), forcing them to fend for themselves and try to avoid being taken into care by the authorities, with the help of loyal friend Sumaya (Kosar Ali) and others. External Website

Films/Videos Orphans (1987) ​ 1987 Orphans is a 1987 American drama film directed by Alan J. Pakula. Written by Lyle Kessler, based on his 1983 play of the same name, the film follows two orphaned brothers as they navigate life on their own. External Website

Non Fiction Every childhood lasts a lifetime: personal stories from the frontline of family breakdown Jan Owens 1996 Stories from young people affected by the state care system in Australia, as told to Jan Owen. External Website

Performing Arts Eric Clapton Eric Clapton ​ Eric Patrick Clapton (March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was born to sixteen year old Molly Clapton and then raised by her parents as her sibling. When his mother married and moved to Germany, Eric continued living with his grandparents. In 1963 Eric Clapton joined the Yardbirds, later joining Cream and touring the United States. is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009. External Website

News - broadcast, print, internet, magazine articles I was taken into care at two years old – what really happened? Kerry Hudson 2019 Author Kerry Hudson sets out to try and discover why she was taken into care at two years old. In Lowborn, Hudson questions what it really means to be poor in Britain today? A prizewinning novelist she revisits her childhood (including foster care) and some of the country's most deprived towns. External Website

Films/Videos The Protege ​ 2021 The Protege (2021) is an action thriller with an orphan character as the protagonist. Anna (Maggie Q) is a professional assassin based in London and running an upmarket book shop as her cover. She was rescued from Vietnam 30 years earlier by Moody Dutton (Samuel L. Jackson), a legendary assassin. Early in the film, Care Experienced writer, Edgar All Poe (foster care), gets a mention as a first edition of his poetry sells for more than 250,000 pounds. External Website

Films/Videos Foreign Correspondent: Saving the Children ​ 2023 In this disturbing report we hear about the ongoing sexual abuse of children in the Philippines. Most perpetrators are from the United States and Australia and most ‘facilitators’ are parents. Included in the report is footage inside a shelter where children live when they’ve been removed from parents. Many of the children are distressed about being taken from their parents; some are relieved. External Website

Films/Videos The Magdalene Sisters ​ 2002 This is the story of 3 teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene Laundries in 1964. The Magdalene Laundries were also known as Magdalene Asylums, were maintained by Roman Catholic religious orders, and were 'homes' to which girls and women were sent if their families considered them "fallen". External Website

Performing Arts Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong ​ Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz. Louis Armstrong was the son of Willie Armstrong, whose mother, Josephine, was born a slave. Willie Armstrong abandoned his family when Louis was born. Louis’ mother was Mary Ann, or Mayann, who was born during the early decades of the 1880s. Mayann also abandoned her son, leaving him to be cared for by his paternal grandmother, Josephine. A Jewish family Karnofsky, who immigrated from Lithuania to the United States, took pity on Louis and brought him to their home. Mrs Karnovski sang him Russian lullabies, which he sang with her. Later he learned to sing and play several Russian and Jewish songs. Over time, he became the adopted son of this family. Mr. Karnofsky gave him money to buy his first musical instrument, as was the custom in Jewish families. Later, when he became a professional musician and composer, he used these Jewish melodies in compositions such as St. James's Hospital and Go Down Moses. He wrote a book about this Jewish family, who adopted him in 1907. And proudly spoke Yiddish fluently. In memory of this family and until the end of his life, he wore the Star of David and said that in this family he learned "to live a real life and determination. When Louis was about 7, Mayann summoned him back to help when she became sick. By then she had another child to care for too and was living in Storyville, New Orleans – the ‘red light district’ of that city. Louis went to the local school but was often roaming the streets, hustling for money and selling newspapers. He formed a quartet and busked with other local boys. By the time he was in his teens, he was bringing in the largest proportion of the family income. In 1912 or 1913 Louis was consigned to Joseph Jones’ Colored Waifs’ Home for around 12 months. When Louis left the Waifs Home he lived briefly with his father. From there he moved back to his mother’s house in Storyville and began playing jazz; before long he began to play with some of the best New Orleans bands. Louis Armstrong went on to become “one of the most important figures in twentieth-century music.” External Website

Films/Videos Superman ​ ​ Superman was first created as a comic book character in the 1930s. He was born on Krypton, named Kal-El and sent to Earth to save him before Krypton exploded. He was taken in by farmers Martha and Jonathan Kent who named him Clark Kent and knew that he was not 'normal'. His foster parents advised him to use his powers for good. Superman on film began in the 1940s with animated short film. The first big-budget film starring Christopher Reeves came in 1978. It spawned 3 sequels in 1980, 1983 and 1987. Superman Returns appeared in 2006 with Brandon Routh as Superman. External Website

Films/Videos Just Us (TV Film) ​ 1986 Just Us is a 1986 television film, based on a true story and the autobiography by Gabrielle Carey.. The film tells the story of a relationship between a journalist and a prisoner who has been in and out of institutions from the age of 8. Terry Haley was the prison inmate at Parramatta Goal but his name was changed for the film, as was Gabrielle Carey's. External Website

News - broadcast, print, internet, magazine articles I'll never know where I'm from': plight of the adopted children of Bangladesh's Birangona women Thaslima Begum, Rosie Swash 2023 In this article, Thaslima Begum and Rosie Swash report on the Bangladeshi children who were taken from Bangladesh in the 1970s. As a consequence of the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971, and the birth of thousands of babies born to women who had been captured and raped by Pakistani troops, an international adoption campaign was launched. Thousands of “war babies” were adopted overseas, for example, in Denmark, England, Sweden and Canada. External Website

Films/Videos Case 39 ​ 2009 In this American supernatural horror film, a 10 year old girl is taken into foster care with the social worker assigned to her case. The 10 year old girl turns out to have supernatural powers which result in people around the girl committing crimes or killing themselves. External Website

News - broadcast, print, internet, magazine articles Foster families who ignore race are participating in a pernicious form of racism Derek Owusu 2018 Derek Owusu draws on personal experiences to argue that there needs to be more education about the needs of black children when being fostered External Website

Films/Videos The Talented Mr Ripley (Film) ​ 1999 Tom Ripley is a character created by Care Experienced Writer Patricia Highfield (1921-1995). He first appeared in the 1955 novel, The Talented Mr Ripley and subsequently in 4 other novels between then and 1991. Tom Ripley's back story is that he was orphaned at the age of 5 because his parents drowned. He then lived with an auntie, Dottie, who made fun of the boy. He tried to run way as a teenager, eventually making it to New York when he’s 20. He subsequently becomes a career criminal. Loosely based on Highsmith’s 1955 novel, the French film Purple Noon (1960) starred Alain Delon as Tom Ripley. This was Delon’s first major film. In 1999, The Talented Mr Ripley starred Matt Damon as Tom Ripley and received 5 Academy Award nominations. For some, Delon’s portrayal of Tom Ripley is the better one. External Website

Performing Arts Anita Baker Anita Baker ​ Anita Denise Baker (born 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. She was born in Toledo, Ohio. At two years of age, Anita was abandoned by her mother and raised in foster care in Michigan. When Anita was twelve, her foster parents died and the girl's care was provided by her foster sister. By the time she was sixteen, Anita was singing in nightclubs. Anita Baker is regarded as one of the most popular singers of soulful romantic ballads during the height of the quiet storm period of contemporary R&B in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to stardom following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". As of 2017, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has five Platinum albums and one Gold album. External Website

News - broadcast, print, internet, magazine articles When Lucy O'Flaherty took up shoemaking she didn't know it was part of her heritage Fiona Blackwood 2020 Lucy O'Flaherty has a massive shoe collection and for six years has been making her own, finding it was "repairing her soul". When she finally met her birth parents in the UK, the obsession made complete sense. Making shoes ran in her family. External Website

Films/Videos Resistance ​ 2020 Resistance was inspired by French actor Marcel Marceu's work during WWII taking orphaned Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied France. It is said that he was directly involved in the safe removal of 100s of children and that 1000s were saved. External Website

Films/Videos Little Women (film) ​ 2019 Little Women is a movie starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, and Florence Pugh. Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own... Neighbour and friend to the March sisters is Laurie, or Theordore Laurence, a teenage boy who is living with his wealthy grandfather. External Website