Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth
One trans man’s quest to start his own family. As a gay transgender man, deciding to carry his own baby took Freddy years of soul searching, but nothing could prepare him for the reality of pregnancy.
Freddy is 30 and yearns to start a family but for him this ordinary desire comes with unique challenges - he is a gay transgender man.
Deciding to carry his own baby took years of soul searching, but nothing could prepare him for the reality of pregnancy, as both a physical experience and one that challenges society's fundamental understanding of gender, parenthood and family. He quickly realises that what to him feels pragmatic, to others feels deeply confusing and confronting - this was not part of his plan.
Against a backdrop of increasing hostility towards trans people the world over, Freddy is forced to confront his own naivety, mine unknown depths of courage and lean on every friend and family member who will stand by him.
Made with unprecedented access and collaboration over three years, the film follows Freddy from preparing to conceive right through to birth. It is an intimate, audacious and lyrical story for the cinema about conception, pregnancy, birth and what makes us who we are.
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Music Played
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Saint Saviour
James
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Saint Saviour
Let It Go
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David Bowie
Kooks (Dj Remix)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Participant | Freddy Mcconnell |
Participant | Esme Chilton |
Participant | CJ Bruce |
Producer | Andrea Cornwell |
Director | Jeanie Finlay |
Editor | Alice Powell |
Composer | Tara Creme |
Executive Producer | Charlie Phillips |
Executive Producer | Orlando von Einsiedel |
Executive Producer | Patrick Vernon |
Production Company | Grain Media |
Producer | Jeanie Finlay |
Broadcasts
- Tue 10 Sep 2019 21:00
- Sat 5 Oct 2019 02:55