A Quiet Girl

A Quiet Girl
Overview
Adopted Montreal filmmaker Adrian Wills discovers, on camera and in real time, the startling truths of his complex beginnings in Newfoundland. Shocking details drive Wills to the core of his birth mother’s resilience, and ultimately his own. In this moving feature documentary that combines 16mm footage and contemporary images with deeply personal conversations, Wills’ voyage transforms from an urgent search for identity into a quest to give a quiet girl her voice.
Casts & Credits
Similar
Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution (2008)
Madonna of the Mills (2011)
My Flesh and Blood (2003)
Taking Stock (1994)
D'une mère à l'autre (2015)
A Passage from Burnt Islands (1992)
De Chinese keizerin (2024)
Geographies of Kinship (2019)
Discovering Dominga: A Survivor's Story (2003)
Regarding Our Father (2011)
Adoption International: A Global Scandal (2024)
On Putin's Blacklist (2017)
Mudder's Hands (2022)
Tribu (2022)
Wo Ai Ni Mommy (2010)
Twinsters (2015)
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning (2024)
The Man of a Thousand Songs (2010)
Wonder Boy (2019)