The Baby Formula

The Baby Formula is a 2008 Canadian mockumentary film, directed by Alison Reid.[1] The film stars Angela Vint and Megan Fahlenbock as Athena and Lilith, a lesbian couple each pregnant with the other's baby through an experimental stem cell procedure that created artificial sperm from their DNA.[2]

The Baby Formula
Directed byAlison Reid
Written byRichard Beattie
Produced byStephen Adams
James Mou
Alison Reid
StarringAngela Vint
Megan Fahlenbock
CinematographyBrian Harper
Edited byMark Arcieri
Music byRobert Carli
Tim Thorney
Production
company
Free Spirit Films
Release date
  • August 25, 2008 (2008-08-25) (FFM)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film's cast also includes Rosemary Dunsmore, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Matt Baram and Maggie Cassella.

Both Vint and Fahlenbock were actually pregnant in real life during the production of the film.[3] Vint gave birth during filming, necessitating some adjustments to the production schedule.[4]

The film premiered in August 2008 at the Montreal World Film Festival.[5] It was screened at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in Toronto in 2009,[6] where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film.[7]

See also

References
  1. Ben Kaplan, "A nine month shoot; New movie The Baby Formula was a real labour of love for all involved". National Post, June 18, 2009.
  2. Barry Hertz, "A plot that's hard to conceive". The Globe and Mail, June 19, 2009.
  3. Victoria Ahearn, "Oh, baby! Actors "The Baby Formula" were really pregnant during shooting". Canadian Press, June 14, 2009.
  4. Eric Volmers, "Real life invades gay baby comedy". Calgary Herald, May 28, 2009.
  5. John Griffin, "Life imitating art; Biologically prepared for their roles as pregnant women, the co-stars of The Baby Formula enjoyed acting on a set that allowed them the luxury of being themselves". Montreal Gazette, August 26, 2008.
  6. Jason Anderson, "Inside Out goes baby crazy". Toronto Star, May 15, 2009.
  7. Mike Vokins, "Is it real or science fiction?". Xtra!, June 17, 2009.


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