Closure - Now available on Hulu

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Thanks to our friends at IndieFlix, Closure is now available to stream for free on Hulu.com!  This is by far one of the larger platforms that Closure has been available on, so we are really excited about the potential to reach a wider audience!  Please encourage those you know who have not seen the film to stream it here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/682410

NOTE: Hulu provides content ad-based streaming for your computer, but to stream from your smartphone, tablet/iPad, or television (blu-ray player), you must have Hulu Plus (paid monthly subscription).  

How is Kyle's search for his birth family?

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Many who have watched Closure cannot help but feel connected to (and equally entertained by) Angela's brother, Kyle.  At nearly every screening and Q&A we've attended, someone will ask:  "How is Kyle doing with the search for his birth family???" 

Thanks to the new law in Washington state that now allows adoptees to apply for their original birth certificate, Kyle tweeted this photo today of him sending off his application.

Be sure to check out this new documentary short I made on Kyle preparing for and competing in the 2014 Washington State Special Olympics!  He ran the 1,500 meter race on pavement in his bare feet, and you'll have to watch the video to find out why!

- Bryan Tucker

Kyle is a 29-year-old transracial adoptee with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). This documentary portrait shows Kyle preparing for and competing in the 2014 Washington State Special Olympics in May. Part of Kyle's story is shared in the feature-length documentary "Closure" (closuredocumentary.com).

Summer 2014 Screenings

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We're gearing up for an exciting summer with Closure events!

As always, you can check out our Screenings page for an up-to-date list of where the film is showing, and whether Angela or I will be present for Q&A's.  Here's a quick snapshot of June and July:

6/12    Los Angeles, CA - Laemmle's Royal Theatre  7:30pm | Q&A w/ Bryan & Angela

6/14    Los Angeles, CA - Mixed Remixed Festival  11:00am |  Q&A w/ Bryan & Angela

6/15    San Diego, CA - Media Arts Center  3:00pm | Q&A w/ Bryan & Angela

7/7      Cape Cod, MA - 28th Annual ARC Summer Conference  4:30pm |  Q&A w/ Bryan & Angela

7/10    Salt Lake City, UT - Broadway Centre Cinemas**  7:30pm 

7/18    Bellevue, WA - Bellevue City Hall (link available soon)  6:30pm | Q&A w/ Bryan & Angela

**Event will occur only if required number of tickets are pre-sold.  

Thank you for your continued support of Closure and it's message.  Please forward any screening info to folks you may know in the above cities.

NOTE: In case you missed it, here's Angela's blog post from May 20th about Ariana, a young transracial adoptee who showed up at a recent screening asking some bold questions. 

-Bryan 

Meet Darel - A 75 Year Old Adoptee

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Reposted from Angela's blog, theadoptedlife.com on 4/30/14. 

Darel is an adoptee who felt his heart stirred with long repressed emotions after viewing Closure. Our meeting was Darel’s first conversation with a fellow adoptee about his adoption story. He met his birth mother when he was 50 years old which helped him to better understand how this primal separation affected every single day of his life. His birth mother was secretly sent away to a maternity home for women who are “in trouble” (See Philomena or A Girl Like Her). Recently, the disgraced L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling received a punishment for his racist statements of a lifetime ban from the NBA – The sanction imposed on Darel’s birthmother used language not too dissimilar – the documents state that she was to be “forever barred from raising the child.” The general philosophy behind infant adoptions during the 30′s and 40′s was that children adopted in their early years would have absolutely no memory of their birth parents.

I know there are other folks like Darel, whose voices are worthy to be heard. I would love to hear from other adult men who were adopted during the era of closed adoptions as it’d be so enriching for male adoptees to get to know each other and share experiences. I can’t help but wonder how Darel’s life may have looked had he conversed with another adoptee earlier on in his life.

-Angela Tucker

Angela Tucker sits down with Darel, a 75 year-old adoptee, to hear his story. http://theadoptedlife.com/2014/04/30/darel-a-75-year-old-adoptee/ Filmed and edited by Bryan Tucker.

Filmed and edited by Bryan Tucker.

"Closure" PNW Broadcast Premiere

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To all our friends in the Pacific Northwest, this Friday, April 25 at 9pm, Closure will have it's broadcast premiere on KCTS 9 for Reel NW Season 4! I will be live tweeting throughout the broadcast using the hashtag #ReelNW, and would love for you to join in.

For those who do not live in the PNW, do not fret! You will be able to stream Closure for FREE from the Reel NW website from now until 7/25/14!!

kcts9.org/reel-nw