Queer Couple's Journey To Become Foster Parents | The F Word

The F Word follows the heartwarming story of one queer couple adopting from foster care in Oakland, CA. What does it take to be a foster parent? What is the process of approval like? Follow along with season 1 of The F Word to find out!
CREDITS
Directed by
Nicole Opper
Produced by
Kristan Cassady
Nicole Opper
Associate Producer
Natalie Teter
Director of Photography
Mario Furloni
Additional Camera
Mike Seely
Nicole Opper
Sound
Lauretta Molitor
Editor
Brooke Sebold
Laura Green
Additional Editing
Jen Bradwell
Composer
Diana Sailer
Animation
Sam Berliner
Additional Editing
Jen Bradwell
Claire Weissbluth
Additional Animation
Alexander Zane Irwin
Production Assistant
Jillian Patterson
Brandon Buensuceso
Senior Consultant
Adam Pertman
Creative Consultant
Wendy Levy
Consulting Producers
Christa Scherck
Khadija Mcmahon
Maria Mealla
Supervising Producer for ITVS
Karim Ahmad
Consulting Producer for ITVS
Cathy Fischer
Coordinating Producer for ITVS
Clementine Briand
Executive Producer for ITVS
Sally Jo Fifer
Sound Mix and Design
Dan Olmsted
Berkeley Sound Artists
Colorist
Robert Arnold
Legal
Justine Jacobs
Production Assistants
Jillian Patterson
Brandon Buensuceso

Thanks
Cary Crall
Kenyon Symons-Rogers
Pat Jackson
Johnny Symons
William Rogers
Jillian Lauren
Scott Shriner
Sharese Bullock-Bailey
Angela Tucker
N'jeri Eaton
Rob Richert
Bradley Furnish
Paul Meyers
Anna Moot-Levin
Adam Tobin
John Kane
Manuel Tsingaris
Dawn Valadez
Katie Galloway
Michael Collins
Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz
Jethro Patalinghug
Tim Reil
Oakland Children's Hospital
A Better Way
Kaiser Permanente
2016 BAVC MM cohort
Raise a Child
California Youth Connections
Adopt Us Kids
First Place for Youth
National Center on Adoption and Permanency
Our Family Coalition
PACT
Be’chol Lashon
Ninth Street Independent Film Center (LOGO REQUIRED)
BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship (LOGO REQUIRED)
IFP (LOGO REQUIRED)
Additional Music
Run Amok
By Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons
Meatball Parade
By Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons
Malt Shop Bop
By Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons
Happy Happy Game Show
By Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons
Symphony No. 5
By Beethoven
Courtesy of Youtube Background Music
El Salitro (No Trumpets) - Mariachi
Composed by David Pena
Courtesy of David Pena
Photos courtesy of
Heather Katsoulis
Tanya Little
Creative Commons
Footage from “First Friday”
Courtesy of Mario Furloni and N’Jeri Eaton
Footage from “Daddy and Papa”
Courtesy of Johnny Symons
THE F WORD is a co-production of NICOLE OPPER and
INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS), with
Funding provided by CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB)
In partnership with the BAVC National MediaMaker Fellowship
This program was produced by Nicole Opper Productions, LLC which is solely responsible for its content.
© Nicole Opper Productions, LLC
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