NFB Collection
Ms. Conceptions
199555 min 55 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Ric Esther Bienstock
Production: Ric Esther BienstockLinda FrumMarie NatansonSilva Basmajian
Produced by Good Soup Productions Inc. in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the NFB and with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the Ontario Film Development Corporation.
Ms. Conceptions is a candid documentary about women pursuing motherhood without a partner. By following several women as they explore their options and pursue different courses, the film takes a look at much more than artificial insemination--the opponents of the procedure and the children who grow up with single parents. It surveys the burgeoning sperm industry from the trade show floor where sperm is marketed like any other growth commodity, to the suppliers of that industry, the donors.
Subject categories
- Sexuality and Reproduction > PregnancyReproductive Technology
- Women > Sexuality and Reproduction
- Families > Single-parent Families
Credits
- director
- Ric Esther Bienstock
- producer
- Ric Esther Bienstock
- Linda Frum
- Marie Natanson
- Silva Basmajian
- photography
- Joan Hutton
- cinemicrography
- Eli Kassner
- sound
- Peter Sawade
- Justine Pimlott
- editing
- Steve Weslak
- sound editing
- Paul Durand
- re-recording
- Daniel Pellerin
- Todd Warren
- music
- John Welsman