The Dark Matter of Love

An inspiring documentary about international adoption and the psychological effects of growing up with and without parental love, it centers on the Diaz family who adopts three orphans from Russia and how their new and old kids handle family together. Psychotherapeutic techniques are employed to benefit the newly constituted family.

Thalia Café at Symphony Space, 95th Street and Broadway, New York City
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
6:00 pm Food and Drink
7:00 pm Viewing of film and Discussion
Speakers: Alexander Kalogerakis MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, Child/Adolescent Supervising Analyst of the American Psychoanalytic Association and a member of the Faculty at the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

John Walkup MD
Professor of Psychiatry and DeWitt Wallace Senior Scholar, Weill Cornell Medical College

The event is free of charge. Please rsvp no later than November 8th to the Eventbrite link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-movie-night-the-dark-matter-of-love-tickets-19135658269

or Vivian Pender, M.D., Chair of the NGO Committee on Mental Health: unngocmh@gmail.com