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Release Date: 2012

Categories: Movies, Documentary, Culture & Society, Illnesses & Disabilities, Social Issues, Interpersonal Relationships, Family & Personal Relationships, Biography

My Flesh and Blood is a 2003 documentary film by Jonathan Karsh chronicling a year in the life of the Tom family. The Tom family is notable as the mother, Susan, adopted eleven children, most of whom had serious disabilities or diseases. The film itself is notable for handling the sensitive subject matter in an unsentimental way that is more uplifting than one might expect. It was nominated for and won several awards, including the Audience Award and the Director's Award at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary takes an in-depth at the Tom Family a focus on several of the eleven... MORE

My Flesh and Blood is a 2003 documentary film by Jonathan Karsh chronicling a year in the life of the Tom family. The Tom family is notable as the mother, Susan, adopted eleven children, most of whom had serious disabilities or diseases. The film itself is notable for handling the sensitive subject matter in an unsentimental way that is more uplifting than one might expect. It was nominated for and won several awards, including the Audience Award and the Director's Award at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary takes an in-depth at the Tom Family a focus on several of the eleven kids. The film is broken up into seasons starting out with family taking part in Halloween in the fall and ending in the Summer of the upcoming year. The family's unconventional home-life becomes a foundation for the supports, challenges, and successes that they face daily. There are six other children of whom we don't see as much due to the constraints of keeping the film to a reasonable length. Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival Florida Film Festival International Documentary Association Sundance Film Festival International Documentary Association Sundance Film Festival Golden Trailer LESS