The Baby Formula
2008 Canadian film
- August 25, 2008 (2008-08-25) (FFM)
The Baby Formula is a 2008 Canadian mockumentary film, directed by Alison Reid.[1] The film stars Angela Vint and Megan Fahlenbock as Athena and Lilith, a lesbian couple each pregnant with the other's baby through an experimental stem cell procedure that created artificial sperm from their DNA.[2]
The film's cast also includes Rosemary Dunsmore, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Matt Baram and Maggie Cassella.
Both Vint and Fahlenbock were actually pregnant in real life during the production of the film.[3] Vint gave birth during filming, necessitating some adjustments to the production schedule.[4]
The film premiered in August 2008 at the Montreal World Film Festival.[5] It was screened at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in Toronto in 2009,[6] where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Ben Kaplan, "A nine month shoot; New movie The Baby Formula was a real labour of love for all involved". National Post, June 18, 2009.
- ^ Barry Hertz, "A plot that's hard to conceive". The Globe and Mail, June 19, 2009.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Oh, baby! Actors "The Baby Formula" were really pregnant during shooting". Canadian Press, June 14, 2009.
- ^ Eric Volmers, "Real life invades gay baby comedy". Calgary Herald, May 28, 2009.
- ^ John Griffin, "Life imitating art; Biologically prepared for their roles as pregnant women, the co-stars of The Baby Formula enjoyed acting on a set that allowed them the luxury of being themselves". Montreal Gazette, August 26, 2008.
- ^ Jason Anderson, "Inside Out goes baby crazy". Toronto Star, May 15, 2009.
- ^ Mike Vokins, "Is it real or science fiction?". Xtra!, June 17, 2009.
External links
- The Baby Formula at IMDb
- The Baby Formula at AllMovie
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