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Donor Unknown

Documentary

2011, Movie, 1h 20min

All JoEllen Marsh knew about her biological father was that he was Donor 150; but she wanted to know anything and everything she could about her father’s genealogy. Thanks to a social networking website called the Donor Sibling Registry designed specifically for donor offspring, that becomes a possibility. Marsh slowly unravels Donor 150′s side of her family tree; meeting, one-by-one, her new-found siblings and discovering a plethora of uncanny genetic similarities. (Donor 150 must have had some damn strong genes!) Marsh and her siblings would like to meet the man from whom these common genes were inherited. A New York Times article about Marsh caught Donor 150′s eye, and the rest is history…

Country: United Kingdom

Director:

Jerry Rothwell

Reviews

Critic David Hughes

rated

...a genuinely engaging journey.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

rated

...an intriguing real-life story about children born through artificial insemination finding their sperm-donor fathers.

Read full review at The Guardian

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Donor Unknown is a documentary that explores the fascinating story of JoEllen Marsh, a young woman who sets out to find her anonymous sperm donor father, known only as Donor 150. With the help of an online registry, she discovers a half-sister in New York, and soon, 12 more half-siblings emerge across the USA. As the story unfolds, we meet Jeffrey Harrison, the donor father, who is struggling to come to terms with his newly discovered family. Through this unique and moving journey, the film raises important questions about identity, genetic inheritance, and the ever-evolving definition of family in the 21st century.

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