Nuclear Family

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Director:

Ry Russo-Young

2021

165 minutes

In the late 70s and early 80s, when the concept of an LGBTQ+ family was inconceivable to most, Ry Russo-Youngand and her sister Cade were born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry’s idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit that sent shockwaves through her family’s lives and continues to reverberate today.

Nominations

Nominated for a Spirit Award
Nominated for a GLAAD Media Award
Nominated for a IDA Award
Nominated for a Peabody Award

Official Selections

2021 Telluride Film Festival
2022 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival