Dear Ms. Martinka,
My name is Jamila Ephron and I am a producer with a documentary film company called Ark Media. We are currently at work on a film adaptation of Andrew Solomon\’s bestselling book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity. You may be familiar with Andrew\’s work already; he was the keynote speaker at last year\’s LPA National Conference and in addition to his enormous book, has written a number of articles about LP issues and identities.
The book, in case you\’re not familiar, is a look at the experience of difference within families, based on a decade of work and interviews with more than 300 families. Broadly, it\’s a study of families in which parents and their children are profoundly different from one another — from those with Autism and Down Syndrome to those who are dwarfs, deaf or transgender. But it\’s also a celebration of identity — of the triumph of so many families to overcome shattered expectations and what seems like impossible challenges to the ultimate embrace of the differences within their ranks. If you\’d like to learn more and even watch some early interviews, you can visit the book\’s website at www.farfromthetree.com. I apologize for the repetition if you\’re already familiar with the book.
We are just beginning the development phase of the documentary, and what we\’re hoping to do now is to speak with as many families as we can, to help us focus, hear perspectives, and ultimately find families that may have an interest in participating in the film. I came upon your blog and found myself struck by your family — how eloquently you have described Adelaide\’s achondroplasia diagnosis and how you\’ve come through that shock to where you are now, which is an equally eloquent defense and embrace of your daughter. Blogs like yours will have a powerful effect on how many average height people look at people with dwarfism.
I was hoping you might be comfortable speaking with me on the phone, just off the record for now. Let me know if there\’s anything you\’d like to clarify before you decide. I\’m reachable at jamila.ephron@gmail.com or by phone at 206.719.0029. To learn more about the work of Ark Media, please visit our website at www.ark-media.net.
Sincerely,
Jamila Ephron
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[Comment] => Dear Ms. Martinka,
My name is Jamila Ephron and I am a producer with a documentary film company called Ark Media. We are currently at work on a film adaptation of Andrew Solomon\’s bestselling book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity. You may be familiar with Andrew\’s work already; he was the keynote speaker at last year\’s LPA National Conference and in addition to his enormous book, has written a number of articles about LP issues and identities.
The book, in case you\’re not familiar, is a look at the experience of difference within families, based on a decade of work and interviews with more than 300 families. Broadly, it\’s a study of families in which parents and their children are profoundly different from one another — from those with Autism and Down Syndrome to those who are dwarfs, deaf or transgender. But it\’s also a celebration of identity — of the triumph of so many families to overcome shattered expectations and what seems like impossible challenges to the ultimate embrace of the differences within their ranks. If you\’d like to learn more and even watch some early interviews, you can visit the book\’s website at www.farfromthetree.com. I apologize for the repetition if you\’re already familiar with the book.
We are just beginning the development phase of the documentary, and what we\’re hoping to do now is to speak with as many families as we can, to help us focus, hear perspectives, and ultimately find families that may have an interest in participating in the film. I came upon your blog and found myself struck by your family — how eloquently you have described Adelaide\’s achondroplasia diagnosis and how you\’ve come through that shock to where you are now, which is an equally eloquent defense and embrace of your daughter. Blogs like yours will have a powerful effect on how many average height people look at people with dwarfism.
I was hoping you might be comfortable speaking with me on the phone, just off the record for now. Let me know if there\’s anything you\’d like to clarify before you decide. I\’m reachable at jamila.ephron@gmail.com or by phone at 206.719.0029. To learn more about the work of Ark Media, please visit our website at www.ark-media.net.
Sincerely,
Jamila Ephron
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