Title: Parenthood
Date: 1989
Media type: Film
Category: Parenting
Keywords: parenting styles
Rating: PG-13
Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults, Parents
Language: English
Film/Episode Summary: The families of four adult siblings demonstrate the lighter side of the roller coaster of parenting.
Places to view: Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play, Itunes, Cinnemax
Contributor: Susan Walker
Title: Antwone Fisher
Date: 2002
Media type: Film
Category: Interpersonal Relationships, Human Growth and Development, Internal Dynamics of Families, Couple and Family Counseling
Keywords: communication, conflict management, adolescence, adulthood, response to crises, family relationship, therapy, dysfunction
Rating: R
Audience(s): College Age, Adults
Language: English
Film/Episode Summary: A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and begins a quest to find the family he never knew.
Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: discussion: Discuss with learners the conditions observed of Antwone’s early life. How might these have impacted his relationships with others? How might his early background affect his behavior toward others?
Places to view: Cinemax, Youtube, Itunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play
Contributor: Laura M. Stanton
Title: Are We There yet?
Date: 2005
Media type: Film
Format: Clip
Category: Internal Dynamics of Families, Parenting
Keywords: response to crises, parent-child relationships, stepfather
Rating: PG
Audience(s): Children Under 12, High School Age, College Age, Families, Adults
Language: English
Film/Episode Summary: Nick Persons is interested in Suzanne Kingston and wants to form a relationship with her. In order to do this though, he needs to get past her two children, Lindsey and Kevin. Nick agrees to take Lindsey and Kevin to their father’s house, and this turns into a crazy car ride.
Clip Description: Kevin and Lindsey arrive at their father’s just to realize that he has a new wife and a new baby. They see that the baby’s age does not line up with how long their mother and father have been separated and instantly feel rejected. Nick confides in them that he too grew up without a father and this brings them closer together.
Places to view: Youtube, Google Play, Itunes, Amazon Video, Vudu
Contributor: Leidy Kasper
