The Film Every Adoptee Should Know About

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Most movies treat adoption, donor conception, or DNA discoveries as a plot twist. Then the credits roll. But for the people living these stories, that's when life actually begins.

Writer and director Jason Mullis wanted to tell a different kind of story. Before writing Myth of the Ghost Kingdom, he spent months listening to adoptees, donor-conceived people, late-discovery adoptees, NPEs, and others whose lives had been shaped by family secrets and unexpected DNA discoveries.

The result is a film that doesn't simply ask, "Who are your biological parents?"

It asks the much harder question: Who are you after the truth changes everything?

In this episode, Jason joins Corey and Kendall to discuss:

•  Why authentic representation mattered from the very beginning 
•  What he learned from the adoption and DNA-discovery communities 
•  The responsibility of telling someone else's story 
•  Why identity can be more powerful than any fictional plot twist 
•  How family secrets continue to shape generations 
•  What he hopes audiences take away from Myth of the Ghost Kingdom

Whether you're adopted, donor conceived, an NPE, or simply someone who's ever questioned where you belong, this conversation is a reminder that the most compelling stories are the true ones.

About Jason Mullis

Jason Mullis is the writer and director of Myth of the Ghost Kingdom, an independent feature film that follows a woman who discovers as an adult that she was adopted and begins searching for the truth about her identity. The film was developed with extensive input from members of the adoption and DNA-discovery communities, bringing an uncommon level of authenticity to a story about family, identity, and belonging.

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