Far From the Tree
Over 120 people joined us for the showing of Far From the Tree on January 16, 2019. There was a lively discussion following the film. Here is the original press release.
(State College, PA) – “All parents deal with children who are not what they imagined,” claims Andrew Solomon in Far From the Tree, a documentary film based on Solomon’s best-selling book by the same title. Inspired in part by his family’s struggle to accept him as a gay man, Solomon began researching children who fall “far from the tree” in a variety of ways. He draws on stories about sexual and gender orientation, physical and developmental deviations (such as Down syndrome, autism and dwarfism), and behavioral anomalies such as criminality.
Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing so. Solomon examines the triumphs and disappointments that are a part of every family and concludes that everyone who has children has children who are different in some ways. As parents, we share the experience of loving our children despite and because of the ways they deviate from what we imagined when we set out to have children. “Almost no one,” Solomon has said, “looks at his or her children’s problems and wants to exchange the kid for a better model. We love the children we have.”
The Centre Region Down Syndrome Society has partnered with the Empowering Lives Foundation to bring the award-winning documentary Far from the Tree to the State Theatre on Wednesday, January 16. The movie contains mature themes so is recommended for adults only. A discussion featuring local parents of exceptional children will follow. Moderated by Michael Berube, whose research and forward-thinking is quoted in the book.
Quick Facts:
Who: Far From the Tree
What: Film
When: Wednesday, January 16 at 7:00pm
Pricing: $6.50 (includes $1.50 ticketing fee) Free for CRDSS friends and families, email heather.house@centrecountydownsyndrome.org for tickets
Where: The State Theatre, 130 W College Ave, State College, PA 16801
Website: http://thestatetheatre.org/far-from-the-tree/
(State College, PA) – “All parents deal with children who are not what they imagined,” claims Andrew Solomon in Far From the Tree, a documentary film based on Solomon’s best-selling book by the same title. Inspired in part by his family’s struggle to accept him as a gay man, Solomon began researching children who fall “far from the tree” in a variety of ways. He draws on stories about sexual and gender orientation, physical and developmental deviations (such as Down syndrome, autism and dwarfism), and behavioral anomalies such as criminality.
Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing so. Solomon examines the triumphs and disappointments that are a part of every family and concludes that everyone who has children has children who are different in some ways. As parents, we share the experience of loving our children despite and because of the ways they deviate from what we imagined when we set out to have children. “Almost no one,” Solomon has said, “looks at his or her children’s problems and wants to exchange the kid for a better model. We love the children we have.”
The Centre Region Down Syndrome Society has partnered with the Empowering Lives Foundation to bring the award-winning documentary Far from the Tree to the State Theatre on Wednesday, January 16. The movie contains mature themes so is recommended for adults only. A discussion featuring local parents of exceptional children will follow. Moderated by Michael Berube, whose research and forward-thinking is quoted in the book.
Quick Facts:
Who: Far From the Tree
What: Film
When: Wednesday, January 16 at 7:00pm
Pricing: $6.50 (includes $1.50 ticketing fee) Free for CRDSS friends and families, email heather.house@centrecountydownsyndrome.org for tickets
Where: The State Theatre, 130 W College Ave, State College, PA 16801
Website: http://thestatetheatre.org/far-from-the-tree/