Spermworld

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Spermworld

2024

1h 24m

Documentary

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SPERMWORLD is a road movie set inside the new wild west of baby making -- online forums where sperm donors connect with hopeful parents. Against the landscape of roadside motels, abandoned shopping malls and suburban bathrooms across the country, the film follows intimate encounters between donors and recipients as they exchange more than just genetic material.

Max Fainaru-Wada

Willamette Week

Spermworld may be devoid of easy answers, but it’s easily one of the best and most important films so far this year.

Apr 17, 2024

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Abby Olcese

The Pitch

It’s hard to shake the feeling that for all its curiosity, Oppenheim’s film has all the empathy of a Vice documentary, an aspect that leaves behind an uncomfortably bitter aftertaste.

Apr 5, 2024

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Edward Frumkin

The Film Stage

Whatever you take out of this Rorschach test, Oppenheim’s lens elucidates the organic nature of relationships and how no one can force life. Time is your friend to fully experience the process.

Rated: B

Apr 2, 2024

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John Serba

Decider

Must see.

Apr 1, 2024

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics (Substack)

It focuses on quirky subjects but finds and showcases the humanity in these people. We aren’t meant to gawk at them and see them as different; we come to identify how much they are the same and embrace them as interesting yet genuine human beings.

Mar 29, 2024

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Kristin J

Interesting topic but so uncomfortable watch.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Jesse D

This is a very interesting and well-done film. I appreciate the non-judgmental perspective. So glad these folks are working out how to get what they want in life. I really feel for Ari when his mother is absolutely cruel to him. How painful that must be. He deserves a loving and proud mom.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Olivia O

Loved it; doesn't really hit you until after it ends. It's beautiful, moving, and provocative.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Melissa M

It was good, very entertaining but it left on such a cliffhanger! Do they get custody of Italy? Does he get to hold her hand during her medical-thing? I want to know!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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ellen p

Spermworld enters into the unregulated arena of sperm donations and focuses on the journey for human connection. The topic itself is a bit uncomfortable yet the filmmaker provides us with poignant stories of the people he follows. The cinematography is done beautifully and respectfully; the music is great; and it is incredible that the people that are filmed are bold and willing to tell their stories. Thought provoking and heart-felt, Spermworld is a must-see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Elyse Steinberg

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Synopsis

SPERMWORLD is a road movie set inside the new wild west of baby making -- online forums where sperm donors connect with hopeful parents. Against the landscape of roadside motels, abandoned shopping malls and suburban bathrooms across the country, the film follows intimate encounters between donors and recipients as they exchange more than just genetic material.

Director: Lance Oppenheim
Distributor: Hulu
Production Co: Edgeline Films, The New York Times
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 30, 2024
Runtime: 1h 24m