Some are being raised by a grandparent or guardian. Regular kids talking Kids like Montana are the stars of the film. Emily has a mother of German descent and father who is Chinese. She says she gets to celebrate Christmas and Chinese New Year. You don't have to be a rat to marry a rat.
Clips show the families at home, eating, getting ready for school.
In their own words, the kids talk about their lives, and what they'd like other kids to know about their families. And they show how it's possible to talk about their feelings about such personal issues. Director Chasnoff, whose documentary exposE of General Electric won an Oscar in 1991, said focus groups of children, parents and teachers confirmed the power of the idea and shaped the film. Allowing open feelings One girl watched, and then said her own parents' divorce hadn't affected her. But there were tears in her eyes.