“Every child deserves a home.” The first trailer has debuted for an emotional documentary film titled The Davion Effect, made by the filmmakers Ken Nolan & GB Young. The fascinating new doc just premiered this week at the 2025 Sarasota Film Festival in Florida – and it’s playing again this weekend if you’re around and want to catch it. The life of a young child trapped in foster care in Florida takes an unexpected turn when he makes a very public plea for a forever home… This is the story of a boy named Davion. Born in a prison hospital and given up to the foster care system at birth, the very lovable Davion tells his story of moving from one foster home to another, and the significant people he met along the way. When, at age 13, his plea to a church congregation for anyone to take him as their own, to just love him and give him a home, goes viral, the world responds. This film seems like a brutally honest account of the many flaws of the foster care system, while also an optimistic story about how lives can change and how you really can find a family. // Continue Reading ›
