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Breeders in NY and DC
We had great screenings of Breeders: A Subclass of Women? in New York and DC last week. Both audiences were very engaged with the film, which made for great Q&A and discussion after the screening. Below are a few pictures … Continue reading
What to Watch
When Jennifer and I went to UC Irvine a few weeks ago to show Breeders, I casually referenced the film Gattaca during the Q&A that followed the screening. Even as I was saying it, I wondered how many people in … Continue reading
The Eleventh Annual Paul Ramsey Award Dinner
I may be biased, but I think this Ramsey Dinner may be the best one we’ve had. Dr. William Hurlbut, a Scholar of our Paul Ramsey Institute, presented the 2014 Paul Ramsey Award for Excellence in Bioethics to Dr. Daniel … Continue reading
It is Meaningful Information
In Anonymous Father’s Day Barry says, How many people, if they are told that they are sitting in an office across from somebody or they’re on a factory floor for the last ten years across from someone who is actually … Continue reading
New Endorsement for Breeders
From the idealized view of surrogacy as an altruistic choice to satisfy an infertile couple’s longing for a child, Breeders moves through the too-often unexamined and disturbing reality of surrogacy. The film takes a compassionate look at the emotional and … Continue reading
New Review of Breeders
The Acton Institute’s Elise Hilton reviews Breeders: Breeders “requires us to re-think what it means to have a child and form a family: is it simply about ‘love?’ Is is about what the adults want? What happens when money changes … Continue reading
More Early Buzz about Breeders
Breeders takes a hard look at the often unacknowledged bioethical complexities, and individual and societal risks, associated with the global rise of commercial surrogacy. Its thoughtful analysis and interviews with a range of surrogates, family building brokers, and health professionals … Continue reading
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Breeders 30 Second Trailer
The countdown to the official release continues . . .
What People Are Saying About Breeders
As we prepare to release our new film Breeders: A Subclass of Women? on Monday, January 13, we are receiving endorsements for the film. Two more: Jennifer Lahl’s eye-opening interviews with surrogates, doctors, psychologists, and advocates across the political spectrum … Continue reading
What People Are Saying About Breeders
As we prepare to release our new film Breeders: A Subclass of Women?, we are receiving endorsements. Here are the first two: Breeders dares to go where few documentaries have dared yet to take us and where the assisted reproduction/family … Continue reading