Foster Boy (2019)
Narrative Film Case Study
Foster Boy (2018)
Presented by Shaquille O’Neal, Foster Boy is a pulse-pounding cinematic legal drama that activates reform against corruption in foster care.
Michael Trainer (Matthew Modine) is a high-powered corporate lawyer, estranged from his family and his humanity; Jamal Randolph (Shane Paul McGhie) is an angry young man who has been imprisoned after enduring years of abuse in the corrupt foster care system. If Michael and Jamal can overcome their differences, they may find justice for Jamal and expose the immorality of for-profit foster care.
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FOSTER BOY
Impact Highlight
360 MEDIA produced the impact campaign for Foster Boy between 2018-2019, launching the national advocacy campaign #FixFosterCare. The campaign framed the foster care crisis as a matter of basic civil rights and featured tools aimed to highlight the flaws in the foster care system in that result in psychological trauma for children, including: ethical pathways for fostering and adopting, a 50-state letter writing campaign putting pressure on state Representatives to reform corrupt care laws, and stakeholder engagement through public and private screenings with national organizations like Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA), Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), and First Star Academies.
Theatrical Filmology
- 2019 Premiered at Nashville Film Festival
- Best of Fest at International Black Film Festival
- Best Narrative Feature at International Black Film Festival
- Best Full-Length Narrative Feature at Tryon International Film Festival
- Human Rights & Dignity Award at Tryon International Film Festival
- Carpe Diem Award at Woodstock Film Festival
- Best Feature Film at DRIFF International Film Festival
- Best Feature Film at West Texas Film Festival
- Best Ensemble Feature at Garden State Film Festival
- Best Actor In A Feature at Garden State Film Festival
- Special Ja’Net Award at Pan African Film Festival
Key Grassroots/Grasstops Partnership Screenings
- CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
- Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA)
- Children’s Advocacy Institute
- First Star
Key Demographic Targets
- Foster Youth/Parents
- Foster Youth/Juvenile
- Justice Agencies
- Public Officials
- General Public
