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Nuclear Family

2021-09-26 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.3

Documentary

Ry Russo-Young turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family. In the late 70s/early 80s, when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most, Ry and her sister Cade were born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry’s idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit which sent shockwaves through her family’s lives and continues to reverberate today.

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Creators
Ry Russo-Young
Production companies
Story Syndicate, Topic Studios, Big Beach, Impact Partners, Bunker, Sustainable Films, HBO Documentary Films
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United States of America
Status
Ended

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Sandy RussoSelf
Robin YoungSelf
Ry Russo-YoungRy Russo-YoungSelf
Cade Russo-YoungSelf
Tom SteelSelf (archive footage)
Jacob Aaron EstesJacob Aaron EstesSelf

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