MY AMERICAN SURROGATE
USA / 2019 / 24:31 / HD / 5.1 audio / Mandarin with English Subtitles
China’s rich and infertile are flocking to Southern California to hire American surrogates to have their babies for them. Qiqi is a Chinese surrogacy broker who is pursuing her American Dream by matching Chinese parents-to-be and American wombs. One day, Qiqi decides to have a baby via American surrogate herself.
This film was the grant prize winner of The New York Times Op-Docs Pitch.
WATCH THE FULL FILM ON THE NEW YORK TIMES: OP-DOCS.
SCREENINGS
2019
Real, Quick Doc Shorts 2019, July 17-25, IFC Center (World Premiere)
The New York Times: Op-Docs, Sept. 23 (Online Premiere)
IDA Documentary Screening Series, Oct. 14
SFFILM Doc Stories, Nov. 2
Best Short Documentary, San Diego Asian Film Festival, Nov. 9
An Evening with New York Times' Op-Docs, IFC Center, Nov. 18
Official Selection, Short of the Week, Dec. 19 Premiere
