Josh and Paul want to adopt Nickie, the child of Paul's recently deceased friend Susan. Susan's mother opposes gays' adopting, and Monday is the final court date. On Friday, Josh stops by a market for milk and glimpses a Mob hit. Unknown to him, the hitmen are now on his trail. Josh hates confrontation and doesn't tell Paul about the murder or call the cops. Instead, he takes Paul for an idyllic weekend in the Poconos. But Sunday, when they return to the city, the murderers are waiting. The Mob boss orders that both be killed. What chance do Paul, who's in the dark, and Josh, who's basically passive, have against this firepower? What will happen to Nickie without them?
Two adventurous women in love are desperate to have their own biological child. They take a chance on an experimental scientific process and make sperm from their own stem cells. Pregnant with humor and unexpected twists, their journey ultimately confirms that all life is a gift and all families are crazy.
Jon is a typical teenage boy in all respects except one: he was born a girl. He has now been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, a condition that affects over 100 British children every year, and is embarking on an extraordinary journey of transition. Director Julia Moon follows mother and son through the first three months of Jon's life-changing treatment as the testosterone pushes his female body into male puberty.
Raising Hell is a 2010 documentary film by Ed Webb-Ingall that explores the experiences of children of gay and lesbian parents.
Following the debate over California's Proposition 8, this short film is an exploration of how modern American families are constructed, not only those within the LGBTQ community.
High school student Takumi lives with his two mothers in a beautiful house in Tokyo. Moving into a house across the street is Sora and her two fathers. One day Takumi and Sora begin a quest to seek answers long hidden and silent in their unconventional families. Takumi sets out to determine the identity of his father, and Sora devises a plan to integrate herself fully into her family. The ordeals of these households stretch the traditional notions of family, convention and tradition.
The unexpected difficulty of becoming mothers through the means of artificial insemination slowly erodes the relationship between Katja and Isabella.
Amy and Alex, of Virginia, were married in the District of Columbia after same-sex marriage was legalized. Eager to start a family, the newlyweds planned for months to get pregnant through artificial insemination. After several attempts they were finally pregnant. But joy quickly turns to sorrow as Alex learns she is banned from adopting her own child in Virginia because she's gay. Legal Stranger documents the journey of a same-sex couple trying to create a normal life for their child in a state and country which refuses to recognize their marriage.
Two British families discuss the challenges they face raising children who identify as a gender different from the one they were assigned at birth.
A comedy about the new alternative family and how different family situations and relationships come to a head during the premier family weekend.
Looking closely at two families who attend the Tavistock and Portman's Gender Identity Development Service, the only NHS-run gender clinic for children in the country. The children are treated for their gender dysphoria, led by consultant psychologist Dr Polly Carmichael.
It's 1996 and Roohi has decided to follow her heart and be with the person she loves.
After starting a family of his very own in the United States, a gay filmmaker documents his loving, traditional Chinese family's process of acceptance.
As the second work of young director Ran Yinxiao, "May the Rivers and Seas Flow Upward" is set in Chongqing and tells a different kind of family story between three people who are not related by blood. The film has a time span of nearly a century and records the life trajectories of two generations and two families.
Same-sex couple Eun-soo and Ye-won are living together happily. One day, a terrible traffic accident occurs and Eun-soo is seriously injured and her sister Eunhae dies. Eun-soo is disabled and Eunhae's daughter Soo-min became an orphan. Now Eun-soo and Ye-won are in a position to take charge of Soo-min.
A sheep farmer whose remote and quiet life is disturbed by the arrival of both his lover and his twin sister.
Ronit hopes to spend the only day she has with her son Ari when he comes back home after time away, but realizes he already made plans with his boyfriend. Although her attempts to approach his new world fail, she finds herself closer than ever when she takes care of new wounds.
The teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary film about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.
Recalling his childhood and relationship with his mother, a film student tries to understand the origin of his love for cinema and tragedies.
When Kelly meets Amira, her world turns upside down and she starts a journey of self-discovery - questioning the rights and wrongs.