Learning on ScreenDonor Unknown
- Alternative title
- Sperm Donor Unknown
- Synopsis
- Documentary about a young American woman who is reunited with her sperm donor father Jeffrey Harrison, who she only knew as Donor 150. JoEllen Marsh grew up in Pennsylvania with two mothers, and had a burning curiosity to learn more about her anonymous donor father. Using an online registry that connects donor-conceived children, she tracked down a half-sister in New York. 12 more half-siblings emerged across the United States after the New York Times picked up the story, a story which was also read by Venice Beach resident Jeffrey Harrison, who supplemented his meagre income in the 1980s by becoming a sperm donor at California Cryobank. What transpires is an exploration of identity, genetic inheritance and the family of the future.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2011
- Year of production
- 2011
- Notes
- Broadcast on More4 on 28/6/2011 as SPERM DONOR UNKNOWN
- Subjects
- Social Studies; Psychology
- Keywords
- families; identity; in vitro fertilisation; social psychology; sperm donation
Credits
- Director
- Jerry Rothwell
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 78 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Distributor
- Name
Brightspark Productions
- Phone
- 01273 202220
- Fax
- 01273 778973
- Address
- Lace House
39-40 The Old Steine
Brighton
BN1 1NH
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