Press
“Originally meant to document her first return to Cambodia, the project has evolved into a documentary about intercountry adoptions and has garnered global attention, especially from fellow adoptees. Jacobs and her team are currently raising funds before filming in Cambodia later this year”
“Noticing inconsistencies that raised new questions about her past, she decides to finally return to Cambodia in hopes of reconnecting with her Cambodian identity, discovering her original culture, and understanding what her life could have been before she was Americanized.”
“By the documentary taking such a personal perspective, the project is really trying to encourage a safe space for others while taking the time to educate people with research and facts. Many docs will use an outsider as a narrator, and the story loses its authenticity. The Stolen Children is based on Elizabeth’s life – you can’t get any realer than that.”
“Twenty one years later, I am now an adult ready to make my own choices and I want to visit my past and confront any unresolved issues that have remained hidden for so many years.”
“Filmmaker Elizabeth Jacobs, 21, will revisit the claim that 'poor Cambodian families are preyed on by baby recruiters' in her documentary, The Stolen Children.”
“It is much less likely you've heard of Elizabeth Jacobs, though that may soon change. She wasn't a household name in 2002, having been adopted herself from Cambodia in 2000. Now she's a young director whose first feature-length documentary titled "Stolen Children" is making waves.”
— The List