| Director: | Stephanie Wang-Breal[1] |
| Theme Music Composer: | Paul Goldman |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English, Cantonese and Mandarin dialogue |
| Producer: | Judith Helfand, Jean Tsien |
| Editor: | Gigi Wong |
| Cinematography: | Donny Tam, Wang-Breal |
| Runtime: | 77 minutes |
| Network: | P.O.V. |
Wo Ai Ni Mommy (I Love You Mommy) is a 2010 American television documentary film directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal,[2] and distributed by P.O.V.. The documentary follows the story of a then 8-year-old Chinese girl, Fang Sui Yong,[3] who was adopted by a Jewish Long Island family.[3] The film had its world premiere at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival in 2010.
Given a new name of "Faith" by her new adopter mother, Donna Sadowsky, the film documents Faith's life just before her adoption in China, and follows her journey to America for a period of 18 months. Faith lived with her new adopted father, Jeff, as well as the Sadowsky's two biological sons and another Chinese adoptee.[3]
"Wo Ai Ni Mommy" inspired Stephanie Wang-Breal's second feature documentary, "Tough Love," a story about two families affected by the United States child welfare system.[4] "Tough Love" is currently showing in festivals worldwide.
Wo Ai Ni Mommy won the Best Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival,[5] and the 'Sterling Award for Best U.S. Feature' at the Silverdocs.[6] The film is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Informational Programming-Long Form, which will be awarded on September 26, 2011.