YOU FOLLOW: A Search for One's Past from sharmila ray on Vimeo.
(From the "about" page):
YOU FOLLOW is a documentary film that follows Nisha back to India to begin her search for her birth mother.
Nisha was adopted from Goa 28 years ago into a beautiful American family. Since then, she has always wondered and dreamed about where she came from, who she physically resembled, and if she would ever get the chance to meet, thank, and hug the woman who gave birth to her.
Before she left to begin her search in 2009, she had no information except her mother's name and the village she was from. You would probably think those details were enough to find someone, but with keeping her safety and privacy a number one priority, Nisha was beginning her search from scratch.
After a month of keeping her identity disclosed, meeting with adoption lawyers, exchanging emails with the orphanage owner, historians, and artists, Nisha did not make any progress until the last couple of weeks when she met the one person to offer his help. It was then, Nisha knew she was doing the right thing.
Now it is time for Nisha to travel back to Goa to find out what has happened since she left, and to continue to follow the clues to finding her birth mother.
This documentary is not only following Nisha's search and personal journey back to India, but it is also going to touch on how her adoption effected her emotionally and mentally. She was and still is in search for her heritage she left behind in Goa.
(From the "about" page):
YOU FOLLOW is a documentary film that follows Nisha back to India to begin her search for her birth mother.
Nisha was adopted from Goa 28 years ago into a beautiful American family. Since then, she has always wondered and dreamed about where she came from, who she physically resembled, and if she would ever get the chance to meet, thank, and hug the woman who gave birth to her.
Before she left to begin her search in 2009, she had no information except her mother's name and the village she was from. You would probably think those details were enough to find someone, but with keeping her safety and privacy a number one priority, Nisha was beginning her search from scratch.
After a month of keeping her identity disclosed, meeting with adoption lawyers, exchanging emails with the orphanage owner, historians, and artists, Nisha did not make any progress until the last couple of weeks when she met the one person to offer his help. It was then, Nisha knew she was doing the right thing.
Now it is time for Nisha to travel back to Goa to find out what has happened since she left, and to continue to follow the clues to finding her birth mother.
This documentary is not only following Nisha's search and personal journey back to India, but it is also going to touch on how her adoption effected her emotionally and mentally. She was and still is in search for her heritage she left behind in Goa.
