All That Glitters isn’t Gold

This brief Docuseries touches on Alexis’ experience as a foster youth and experiencing her siblings getting adopted while she was a teenager. It shines light to the many youth who are torn from their siblings due to adoption and lies.

  • Alexis Obinna/ PBS SOCAL
    Director
  • Alexis Obinna
    Writer
  • Alexis Obinna
    Producer
  • Alexis Obinna
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    Foster youth, reality, black voices matter
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 17, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • PBS SOCAL

    United States
    December 17, 2017
Director Biography - Alexis Obinna/ PBS SOCAL

Alexis Obinna has been volunteering and giving back to various
communities since age eight. She started with helping her foster mom watch the daycare children, trash removal at her school, painting her school, planting community gardens, and so much more. In 2019 she graduated with her double associate's in sociology and child development. She now currently attends California State University Los Angeles, where she continues to fight and give back to various communities as a Social Work major. Alexis is a huge social and racial justice advocate and has fought for the rights of many people of color. She has collaborated with many nonprofits such as California Youth Connection, Los Angeles Reproductive Health Equity Program, the Department of children and family services, Independent City, Youth-Led Participatory Action Plan research board, and so many more. She has been with CYC since 2014 and is honored to do great work for the better in the child welfare system. In her free time, she enjoys practicing yoga and meditation, roller skating, collecting crystals, visiting new places, and making art. She plans on working in some of the not so great DCFS offices to provide youth with equitable resources and fair chances that she was denied. She wants to spread hope and positivity, and values working on herself to do so.

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