September 24, 1975 was the day I refer to as the starting of a new life, Penn Station was the birth place. Some say “What do you mean a new life?” I sit and ponder that question. I was four going on five years old when my mother and I separated in Penn Station train station, Manhattan, New York.

I think to myself how ironic thousands of people started their lives there I was one of them. I can say that with the experiences I’ve had I make sure I surrounded myself with people who care and love me just as I do them.

The new stumpfilms documentary film “Abondoned Female #3068” is my journey from the little girl abandoned in New York’s Penn Station to motherhood in the mountains of Colorado. The discovery of my roots through a DNA test leads me to West Africa the Mende and Temne Sierra Leone lineage

After meeting “The Sierra Leone's Refugee Allstars” they welcomed me as family and facilitated my family’s connection with Schools for Salone. Now my family and I are looking to work to help build and document the construction of new schools in the country of my ancestors.

The Film will tour the 2010 festival circuit and will be released on DVD. The musical CD will Feature West African, Jamaican reggae, American musicians and the Sierra Leone school children.

Stumpfilms is actively pursuing financial support for this film and musical CD. Proceeds will help provide education for the children of Sierra Leone. Tax deductible donations are encouraged.

This documentary will share the process I went to find out my birth origin, my birth right, and my ancestry.

For more information on Schools for Salone Contact Cindy Nofziger at www.schoolsforsalone.org

I have been working with Lynn-Marie Carty from Reunite People. We are hoping that with this documentary and our search we could fine something, anything that will lead me to find more answers to my past.

If you are looking for a loved one please contact Lynn-Marie and her staff at www.reunitepeople.com

 

 

 

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