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      How to Have an American Baby

      2023 1 hr. 57 min. Documentary TRAILER for How to Have an American Baby: Trailer 1 List
      Reviews Tracing the underground birth tourism industry from Beijing and Shanghai to Los Angeles, Leslie Tai's feature film debut HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY is a creative documentary that takes us behind the closed doors of the booming shadow economy catering to Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. to give birth--in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for their babies. Told through a series of intimately observed, interwoven storylines, we meet expectant mothers, maternity hotel operators and operator wannabes, local doctors and civic officials, birth tourism agents in China, and the nannies, cooks, and chauffeurs that fuel this industry. Inside bedrooms, delivery rooms, and private family meetings, the story of a hidden global economy emerges--depicting the aspirations and anxieties, fortunes and tragedies that befall the ordinary people caught in the web of its influence. Read More Read Less

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      John Anderson Wall Street Journal “How to Have an American Baby” is a virtual one-woman production, which may explain the extraordinary intimacy achieved by producer, writer, cinematographer, director and editor Leslie Tai. Dec 8, 2023 Full Review Scott Phillips Forbes How to Have an American Baby is a solid piece of film journalism. Apr 14, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Tracing the underground birth tourism industry from Beijing and Shanghai to Los Angeles, Leslie Tai's feature film debut HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY is a creative documentary that takes us behind the closed doors of the booming shadow economy catering to Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. to give birth--in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for their babies. Told through a series of intimately observed, interwoven storylines, we meet expectant mothers, maternity hotel operators and operator wannabes, local doctors and civic officials, birth tourism agents in China, and the nannies, cooks, and chauffeurs that fuel this industry. Inside bedrooms, delivery rooms, and private family meetings, the story of a hidden global economy emerges--depicting the aspirations and anxieties, fortunes and tragedies that befall the ordinary people caught in the web of its influence.
      Director
      Leslie Tai
      Executive Producer
      Charlotte Cook, Esther Robinson, Laura Poitras
      Screenwriter
      Leslie Tai
      Production Co
      Big Belly Woman
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English