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Milkwater (2020)

Milkwater poster
Directed by
Morgan Ingari
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman impulsively offers to be a surrogate for a gay man she barely knows. The film follows the unexpected bond that forms between them as they navigate this unconventional arrangement.

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What happens

Milkwater is a 2020 American LGBTQ comedy drama independent film written and directed by Morgan Ingari, in her feature film debut. It stars Molly Bernard, Ava Eisenson, Patrick Breen, Bryn Carter, Bianca Castro and Robin de Jesús. The film had its world premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival in June 2020, and had additional screenings at the Provincetown International Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival and the Nashville Film Festival. The movie was released to streaming services on May 21, 2021. The film takes its title from the poem The Consecrating Mother by poet Anne Sexton. Ingari said she created the film with a team of entirely female department heads. Molly Bernard who stars in the film, also served as an executive producer. The movie was filmed on location in Brooklyn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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