Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth

Name: Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 16, 2020
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Freddy McConnell

2020

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| Release Date (Streaming): June 16, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Freddy McConnell

Summary: 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 fundamentalFreddy 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.… Expand

Director: Jeanie Finlay

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 min

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The Guardian Charles Bramesco

Jun 18, 2020

We all share universals like hurt and hope, it’s just that their expression differs for McConnell. Like the act of childbirth itself, something that has happened trillions of times and yet always feels intimately personal, he’s one of us and one of a kind. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jun 16, 2020

"Seahorse” is the sort of documentary that gains its interest less from its technique than from its subject, and from the fact that the filmmaker was present at the right time. Articulate, reflective and unhesitant about getting personal, McConnell makes for a complicated character study. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Jun 18, 2020

Seahorse’s presentation, while intimate and well-pieced-together, comes off a bit flat, considering how truly lyrical and groundbreaking it could have been. Read full review

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