Film

Everybody Needs a Forever Home

197821mNRDocumentary

United States

Age rating: NR
Director: Mike Simpson
Year: 1978

Four African American families relate their experiences with adoption.

Top cast

Lady B. Foster

Herself

Mary Bell

Herself

Isaac Bell

Himself

Sandra McLennan

Herself

Ken McLennan

Himself

Tommy Foster II

Himself

Lenzo Clark

Himself

Bill Lawson

Himself

William Portis Jr.

Narrator

Directed by

Mike Simpson

Written by

Mike Simpson

Produced by

Mike Simpson

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