Families Embracing Anti-Bias Values is a 50-minute documentary about families who intentionally parent with an anti-bias lens, exploring their hopes, fears, strengths, challenges, and the pivotal question: What kind of world do we want to create with our children? The film depicts these families in their everyday experiences at home, in their communities, and in schools. Each family has their own vision for social justice based on their unique identities, histories, experiences and context. They help their children develop positive social identities, express comfort and joy with human differences, and form deep, caring connections.
In the current political context, there is pushback against diversity and equity efforts across the country, which prohibits discussing race/LGBTQ+ issues in schools under the guise of “parental rights.” This film provides a counter-narrative, showing families who advocate for their children and all children in the quest to build fair and just communities.
Families Embracing Anti-Bias Values (2024) is a companion to Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action: The Early Years (2021), which received the Silver Prize for Documentary Feature at the Social Justice Film Festival (2021) and a Northwest Regional Emmy® nomination for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2022).
Produced by Debbie LeeKeenan and John Nimmo, and directed by Filiz Efe McKinney, the film is funded by a grant from the Tyler Rigg Foundation with support from Portland State University. This fall, it will be available here for free streaming in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
