HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY (a feature-length documentary - Now playing in festivals) Film website
A kaleidoscopic voyage behind the closed doors of the Chinese birth tourism industry in the U.S. Tracing the underground supply chain from Beijing and Shanghai to Los Angeles, the film weaves together vignettes and multiple storylines. In bedrooms, delivery rooms, and family meetings, the story of a hidden global economy emerges—depicting the fortunes and tragedies that befall the ordinary people caught in the web of its influence.
Upcoming Screenings
Nov. 3, 2023 - San Diego Asian Film Festival ~ Filmmaker in attendance ~
Nov. 14, 2023 -
DOC NYC (New York Premiere ~ Filmmaker in attendance ~ Followed by reception)
Nov. 16 & 19, 2023 - Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC ~ Filmmaker in attendance ~
HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY will have its national broadcast television premiere on PBS on December 11, 2023.
Press
Trailer Watch: How to Have an American Baby | Filmmaker Magazine
Sunset Beacon | Local Filmmaker Debuts 'How to Have an American Baby'
True/False 2023 | Screen Slate
The 50 Most Anticipated American Films of 2019 | Filmmaker Magazine
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2018 | The Independent
This film is supported by grants and fellowships from Creative Capital, Field of Vision, Fork Films, California Humanities, SFFILM, Firelight Media, Tribeca Film Institute, Center for Cultural Innovation, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Pacific Pioneer Fund, IFP, MacDowell, Yaddo, Logan Nonfiction Program, Bogliasco Foundation, Berlinale Talents, and The Wexner Center for the Art Film/Video Studio Residency.