Donor Unknown
Donor Unknown
Synopsis
Donor Unknown follows the story of Jo Ellen Marsh, 20, as she goes in search of the sperm donor father she only knows as Donor 150.
Jo Ellen has always known her family 'wasn't like other families'. She grew up in Pennsylvania with two mothers, and a burning curiosity to know more about her anonymous donor father. When Jo Ellen discovers a unique online registry that connects donor-conceived children, she manages to track down a half-sister in New York. The New York Times picks up the story, and, over time, 12 more half-siblings emerge across the USA.
The New York Times article also falls into the hands of Jeffrey Harrison, living alone with four dogs and a pigeon in a broken-down RV in a Venice Beach car park. In the 1980s, Jeffrey supplemented his meagre income by becoming a sperm donor at California Cryobank. His number was Donor 150.
Donor Unknown follows Jo Ellen from her discovery of her siblings, to the moment Jeffrey steps forward to identify himself as Donor 150, to her decision to travel to California to meet him.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 78 mins
- Director
- Jerry Rothwell
- Producer
- Hilary Durman
- Co-Producer
- Stewart Le Marechal
- Executive Producer
- Jonny Persey, Jim Butterworth, Al Morrow
- Editor
- Alan Mackay
- Director of Photography
- Jerry Rothwell
- Sound
- Rob Branch
- Music
- Max De Wardener
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 4th February 2011
