In this one- hour film, director Phill Bertelsen introduces three families with transracially adopted children of three different generations, growing up in three different regions of the country. As a black child adopted by white parents in the 1970s and raised in a predominantly white suburb, his adolescence was shaped by fond memories of a loving family as well as by periods of self-examination and self-doubt.

Bertelsen draws from his personal experience as he films his family and those following a similar path. he examines his 11-year old nephew's adoption and also reveals the dramatic story of a white couple trying to adopt a black child today.

Through the stories of three generations of adoptees, the film explores how transracial adoption has changed since the early 1970s. This fim is an important resource for parents considering transracial adoption.

"Outside Looking In" will air nationally on public television in February 2002.

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