Indie Lens Storycast's video: Christopher and Shelton s Open Adoption Pops Ep 5

In the fifth episode of Pops, we meet Christopher Inniss and Shelton Stroman, who are raising their 12-year-old son Jonathan in Snellville, GA, where they run an upscale pet resort. Watch the next episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1lKYA9txbE&t=0s&list=PLh_qdzak59m7hl0pOCmzgOvK28KYwKWET&index=7 They encounter many problems typical of raising a kid that age, as well as some anxiety about prejudice against gay couples. The two achieved their dream of fatherhood via adoption, and have an "open adoption" where Jonathan has access to his birth mom (and eventually they finally met in person). Director: Garland McLaurin Subscribe to Indie Lens Storycast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdzQ_ilHPH3rQtgzo4nKM_g?sub_confirmation=1 Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StorycastDocs/ Follow on Facebook Watch: https://www.facebook.com/IndieLensStorycast/ More about POPS: http://pops.life/ Watch next episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1lKYA9txbE Indie Lens Storycast is proudly produced by ITVS for PBS Digital Studios. Director/Producer Garland McLaurin Executive Producer Jason Samuels Editor Carol Slatkin Coordinating Producer Talia Rodgers Rashida Johnson Production Attorney LynnAnn Klotz, Esq. Production Accountant Ameena Din Series Graphics Dana Kinlaw Series Animator Nguyen Khoi Nguyen Impact Producer Darcy Heusel Co-produced by National Black Programming Consortium through its 360 Incubator and Fund Senior Producer, Storycast Karim Ahmad Supervising Producer for ITVS Shana Swanson Production Coordinator for ITVS Susan Cohen Executive Producer for Independent Lens Lois Vossen Executive Producer for ITVS Sally Jo Fifer CHRIS AND SHELTON Sound Mixer Richard Humpfries, Takoma Media Colorist Matt Doe Still Photographer Chaunna Michole Henry 2nd Camera (Marriage Shoot) Charles W. Griffith III Production Assistant Byron Ezell Solomon Moriba Music Megatrax Production Insurance Film Emporium, Inc. Special Thanks To: The Iniss Family The Stroman Family Chris Stoman-Iniss Shelton Stroman-Iniss Jonathan Stroman Iniss The Georgia Voice Patrick Saunders PC&E - Atlanta, GA The City of Snellville National Black Programming Consortium Sandy Rattley Topper Carew Mari Richards Laini Madhubuti Thomas Goodwin Damon Colquhoun Nosamarie Garrick Lesley Norman Deepa Dubay WNET Staff ITVS Staff Ingrid Kopp Alex Bloom Lam Thuy Voy Phil Bertleson Yoruba Richen Angela Tucker NBPC Pitch Fellows LAGUARDIA Colorist Matt Doe Second Camera Breht Gardner Still Photographer Chaunna Michole Henry Production Assistant Byron Ezell Solomon Moriba Music Megatrax Production Insurance Film Emporium, Inc. Special Thanks To: LaGuardia Cross Entertainment LaGuardia Cross Leah Cross Amalah Cross LaGuardia Cross Sr. Violet Cross Larry Cross Karen Marie Nelson Rick Case Honda The Men’s Warehouse Budget Video Rentals - Miami, FL The City of Miami The City of Sunrise, FL National Black Programming Consortium Sandy Rattley Topper Carew Mari Richards Laini Madhubuti Thomas Goodwin Damon Colquhoun Nosamarie Garrick Lesley Norman Deepa Dubay WNET Staff ITVS Staff Phil Bertleson Yoruba Richen Angela Tucker NBPC Pitch Fellows SHAKA Sound Mixer Richard Humpfries, Takoma Media Colorist Matt Doe Production Coordinator for ITVS Clementine Briand Second Camera Breht Gardner Still Photographer Chaunna Michole Henry Production Assistant Byron Ezell Solomon Moriba Music Megatrax APM Music DeWolfe Music Production Insurance Film Emporium, Inc. Stock Footage Shutterstock Special Thanks To: Drop A Gem Publishing Beyond Prisons James White Sr. The White Family The Roberts Family Shaka Senghor Ebony Roberts Sekou Senghor Detroit vs. Everybody Tommey Walker Mayflower Bowling Alley Own Network TED CNN BME Trabian Shorters Benjamin Evans CUT 50 Van Jones Oprah Winfrey The City of Detroit National Black Programming Consortium Sandy Rattley Topper Carew Mari Richards Laini Madhubuti Thomas Goodwin Damon Colquhoun Nosamarie Garrick Lesley Norman Deepa Dubay WNET Staff ITVS Staff Phil Bertleson Yoruba Richen Angela Tucker NBPC Pitch Fellows This series was produced by Two ‘Til Midnight, Inc. which is solely responsible for its content. © 2016 Two ‘Til Midnight. All Rights Reserved.