Jerry Rothwell | 78 min | USA | 2010

Donor Unknown is a documentary feature following the journey of JoEllen Marsh as she goes in search of the sperm donor father she only knows as Donor 150.

SCREENING SCHEDULE
Genetic Attraction
8:00pm  Sunday, October 16, 2011
Museum of the Moving Image

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Director | Jerry Rothwell
Producers | Hilary Durman, Al Morrow
Scientific Adviser | Allan Pacey

DIRECTOR BIO
Jerry is a documentary filmmaker whose work includes the award winning feature documentaries Heavy Load and Deep Water. Other past credits include The Late George Shaw for Channel 4’s Art Show series, the Modern Painters series of short films for Channel 4 and programmes for BBC, Carlton, Channel 4, Teachers TV and the Arts Council.
Another strand of Jerry’s work has been participatory production, working with people to tell their own stories on film. He played in lead role in developing Hi8us Projects improvised dramas with young people for Channel 4, in establishing First Light, the UK Film Council’s scheme for young filmmakers, and in setting up digital storytelling exchanges between marginalised communities across Europe. Current projects include Town of Runners, about young athletes in Ethiopia (Ch4 Britdoc Fund), and How To Change the World about the founders of Greenpeace (UK Film Council).

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