Groundbreaking gay filmmaker Nicole Conn (CLAIRE OF THE MOON) documents her own disturbingly fierce desire to keep her premature, severely underweight infant son alive, in this deeply personal film that often feels more like an artfully produced home video than a documentary. Not long after the birth of their daughter, Gabrielle, Conn and her partner, Gwen Baba, who carried the artificially inseminated child to term, wanted a second child. This time, however, the California couple decided to use a surrogate, and while their decision made sense at the time — Conn was unable to carry a child and Baba was now too old — their choice in candidates couldn't have been worse...
Released:
2005
Rated:
NR
Length:
107 mins