Ten years ago, in the United States, the law was changed to prevent adoption being delayed or denied on grounds of race.
"Wo Ai Ni Mommy" (the title means "I love you, Mommy" in Mandarin) is the first of three documentaries about cross-cultural adoption being shown on "P.O.V".
Most UK theatres now operate a "colour-blind casting" policy so that, for example, in the National's current Frankenstein, a white son has a non-white father, with no narrative point (such as adoption) being made.
This year has seen manufacturers flood the wearable technology market with hundreds of fitness trackers, smartwatches and other devices, despite consumer adoption being slow with smartwatches in particular failing to appeal to the mass market.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have found evidence of children who are candidates for adoption being smuggled into the United States, the State Department said, while embassy officials have found "wrong and unethical practices" involving some cases.
While Schell saw widespread adoption being five years away, non-experts he spoke with seemed to have the impression the technology was fast approaching.
