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AUCKLAND
SAT 29 MAY, 4.30PM, ACADEMY CINEMA
PATERNAL INSTINCT
Dir: Murray Nossel, USA, 2003, Beta SP, 74 mins
Mark and Erik are a handsome, successful New York couple who yearn for the next chapter of their life to begin. They want a baby with whom they share a genetic bond. In this astonishing new documentary, these two men embark on a process that will utterly transform them, a process most heterosexual couples take for granted: the quest for a biological child. While it may be called
Paternal Instinct, the heart and soul of this film is a woman named Wen, who agrees to be a surrogate mother. The wrenching odyssey that ensues is more than these three ever bargained for. With unfettered access to the participants, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Murray Nossel charts every step, and the camera never flinches. Insemination attempts, explosive tension between Mark and Erik, Wen at her most raw – we witness every moment.
Paternal Instinct is as cinematically dramatic as it is politically urgent. (Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival)
AUCKLAND
SAT 29 MAY, 4.30PM, ACADEMY CINEMA
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