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Know How

Know How from First Run Features on Vimeo.

Know How captures the reality of life in foster care from the point of view of those living in it. Written and acted by youth living in foster care, it’s a hybrid of documentary and fiction. Five young people in the New York City foster care system share their experiences through a combination of story and song.

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Product Description

Know How, written and acted by youth in foster care, highlights their experiences with story and song.

Film runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes

Film rating: Not rated. Most appropriate for Grades 10+.

Where to Watch: Know How is available on Vimeo and other streaming platforms. Or buy the DVD.

Know How Discussion Guide 
  • About the Film
  • About Foster Care
  • How Foster Care Placement Begins
  • Initial Placement and Planning
  • Loyalty and Connection
  • Diagnosis and Medication
  • Pathways to Stability and Success
  • Additional Resources

Preview Discussion Guide

Group Discussion Facilitation Guidelines

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Preview Facilitation Guide

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Journeys in Film supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more about teaching with UN SDGs. This curriculum guide connects to the following SDGs.

Dark red square with a white 4 in the upper left-hand corner. Quality Education, in white text, beside the number, and a book and pencil, white stencil style, is the focus art on the red background. Red orange background. Number five upper left hand corner. Gender Equality, white, beside the number. Main image on the orange background is a symbol that combines the man symbol and woman symbol with equal marks inside the circle part of the symbol. Magenta background. 10 in the left-hand corner. Reduced Inequalities beside the number. Central image on the magenta background is a not quite complete circle with equal marks inside.

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