Hi, my name is Lois Temel. I am a school teacher and filmmaker. Together with my co-producer, Dr Braam Ackermann (a psychiatrist), we are making a documentary on parental alienation. This is when one parent, normally during divorce and separation, turns the children against the alienated parent. In severe cases this can lead to no contact between the child and the alienated parent. Both women and men engage in alienating behaviour in equal measure and it has profound implications for the children and alienated parent involved.

We have already interviewed several parental alienation experts for this film, including Dr Amy Baker. Funds raised will be to travel to Israel in March 2023 to interview a judge and other court officials who have set up a specialist Parental Alienation court. The system has successfully brought about reunification in over 200 cases and Israel are leading the way in this area. We want to add this story to the film as a template for the way forward.

Please have a look at our video for more information and on how you can help us:

https://vimeo.com/790489992