Tough Love: Desperate Decision
Clip: Season 28 Episode 3 | 1m 30s
Patrick talking about how he placed his daughter into Child Care Protection
This clip starts with Patrick saying, “Natalya’s mother not in the picture.” It ends with Patrick saying, “I had a relapse after four years of sobriety.”
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Tough Love: Desperate Decision
Clip: Season 28 Episode 3 | 1m 30s
This clip starts with Patrick saying, “Natalya’s mother not in the picture.” It ends with Patrick saying, “I had a relapse after four years of sobriety.”
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Tough Love: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S28 Ep3 | 22m 9s | Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal discusses the making of the POV documentary Tough Love. (22m 9s)
Tough Love: Putting Life Back Together
Clip: S28 Ep3 | 1m 57s | Patrick attends Family Treatment Court (1m 57s)
Tough Love: The Knock on the Door
Clip: S28 Ep3 | 2m 5s | "I didn't know what it was like to be a mother." Hannah reflects on her early mothering. (2m 5s)
Tough Love: The Obstinacy of Convolution
Clip: S28 Ep3 | 4m 16s | ACS sticks to Hannah's past of abandoning her child for long days. (4m 16s)
Clip: S28 Ep3 | 5m 13s | The baseline of FTC is children's safety rather than parents' perfection (5m 13s)
Tough Love: The "System" Assesses
Clip: S28 Ep3 | 5m 18s | FTC panel assesses Patrick's gambling behavior (5m 18s)
Preview: S28 Ep3 | 2m 16s | Two parents fight to win back the trust of the courts and reunite their families. (2m 16s)
Tough Love: Who Makes the Call?
Clip: S28 Ep3 | 2m 22s | Family Treatment Court supports changing permanent adoption plan (2m 22s)
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