Daddy & Papa : A Story About Gay Fathers in America /

A documentary exploring the personal, cultural, and political impact of gay men who are making a decision that is at once traditional and revolutionary: to raise children themselves. Taking us inside four gay male families, this documentary traces the critical issues that inevitably intersect their...

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Corporate Authors: Independent Television Service, Persistent Visions, New Day Films
Other Authors: Symons, Johnny (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Sablosky, Lindsay (Producer), Huddleson, Gail, Wilson, Andy Abrahams, Giteck, Janice, 1946-
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Harriman, NY : Persistent Visions ; New Day Films, c2006.
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Summary:A documentary exploring the personal, cultural, and political impact of gay men who are making a decision that is at once traditional and revolutionary: to raise children themselves. Taking us inside four gay male families, this documentary traces the critical issues that inevitably intersect their private lives, the ambiguous place of interracial families in America, the wonder and precariousness of surrogacy and adoption, the complexities of marriage and divorce within the gay community, and the legality of their own parenthood.
Item Description:Subtitle from disc label.
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Videodisc release of a 2002 motion picture.
Special features (11 min.): Out on the town : awards and reviews; The birth of Daddy & Papa : the filmmaker; Becoming Daddy : gay parenting resources; discussion guide and The last word.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Editor, Kim Roberts ; cinematography, Gail Huddleson, Johnny Symons, and Andy Abrahams Wilson ; original score, Janice Giteck.