MY NAME IS JOAN, 30min, USA, Documentary
Directed by Margaret Costa
Tells the story of Susan Drew, a woman who was born Joan Fagan to an unwed mother in the St. Patrick Mother and Baby Home in Dublin, Ireland in 1949. While the documentary chronicles Susan’s journey to find her true identity, it also highlights the illegal exporting of children by the Catholic Church to families in other countries for profit while the Irish Government looked the other way.
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Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto 