All in My Family (2019)

Directed by

Hao Wu

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

39 min

Rated

15

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gay Chinese man documents his family's reaction to his sexuality and his decision to have children with his partner via surrogates. The film shows the tension between traditional cultural expectations and his desire to be a parent.

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What happens

All in My Family is a 2019 American short documentary film directed by Hao Wu. The film follows a traditional heterosexual family where the son is a gay Chinese man who has chosen to have children via surrogates with their same-sex partner, Eric. This documentary provides raw footage between Hao and their family's reaction to their sexual orientation, reckoning of kinship, and parenthood. The documentary highlights the obstacles that come with traditional cultural practices for minority LGBTQ-identifying people who struggle to find a way to express themselves and start a family. The documentary was released on Netflix on May 3, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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