Masha Mom
Duration: 00:34:00 Filmed in Russia over seven-years, this documentary follows Masha, a Russian American Jewish lesbian, in her quest for motherhood. After Masha’s open-minded grandmother urges them to give it a try, Masha and her girlfriend Kate set out to find a donor. After numerous disappointmen...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Russian English |
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Polish Television
2003
Poland |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:e37a4187-fffc-4215-a364-e251b14b9d7c |
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| author2 | Bukojemski, Michał |
| author_facet | Bukojemski, Michał |
| collection | OSA Film Library |
| dateSpan | 2003 |
| description | Duration: 00:34:00
Filmed in Russia over seven-years, this documentary follows Masha, a Russian American Jewish lesbian, in her quest for motherhood. After Masha’s open-minded grandmother urges them to give it a try, Masha and her girlfriend Kate set out to find a donor. After numerous disappointments and growing tension, the relationship breaks down, but Masha continues to follow her dream. She explores a variety of options, navigating the Russian social and legal landscape. Paradoxically, the legal system is not an obstacle in Russia, where an unmarried woman with a child has more rights than the biological father, who is rarely given custody. This one woman’s plan to create a family incorporates multiple approaches and an impressive amount of support from the people in her life. It is courageous attempt to make different roles compatible: to be a woman, to be a lesbian, to be a mother. |
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| geographic | Poland |
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| institution | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| language | Russian English |
| publishDate | 2003 |
| publisher | Polish Television Poland |
| spellingShingle | Masha Mom [Documentary film] |
| title | Masha Mom |
| topic | [Documentary film] |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:e37a4187-fffc-4215-a364-e251b14b9d7c |