Geographies of Kinship

GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP weaves together the complex personal histories of four adult adoptees born in South Korea with the rise of the country’s global adoption program. Raised in foreign families, each adoptee sets out on a journey to reconnect with their roots, mapping the geographies of kinship that bind them to a homeland they never knew.

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This December, WORLD celebrates family and spirituality with documentaries that keep us grounded in what matters most, including the first animated experimental film by America ReFramed, By Water, premiering 12/14.

Storytellers share the beauty of adoption and what "taking off" means to them with new episodes of Stories from the Stage: Finding Family on 12/4 and Taking Flight on 12/11.

And on Dec. 8, SEVA comes to WORLD as a YouTube exclusive, following how the Sikh community used the principle of "seva" to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.



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