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The Adoptees

Sponsored Project

  • Michael Frailey, Director
  • Derrick Owens, Director
  • Anjali Alwis, Producer
A middle aged man wearing a baseball cap looking up. Behind him is a faded picture of two young boys with their arms around each other

About the Project

Vietnamese adoptee Mike Frailey searches for the truth behind the life and death of his childhood best friend 50 years after they were evacuated from their home country together as part of Operation Babylift. Co-directed by Mike himself, The Adoptees is an epic, personal odyssey spanning continents and decades.