''Spermworld'' is an American
documentary film directed by
Lance Oppenheim
Lance Oppenheim (born January 26, 1996) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and producer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His work blends cinematic genres to explore the lives of people who create homes in unconventional spaces and places. His ...
that premiered on
Hulu
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and
FX in the United States on March 29, 2024. Spermworld follows the stories of three
sperm donors
Sperm donation is the provision by a man of his sperm with the intention that it be used in the artificial insemination or other 'fertility treatment' of a woman or women who are not his sexual partners in order that they may become pregnant by h ...
and their recipients. Inspired by
Nellie Bowles' article "The Sperm Kings Have a Problem: Too Much Demand" for the ''
New York Times'', the documentary ventures into "spermworld", the unregulated online marketplaces where sperm donors connect with hopeful parents.
Cast
Featured personnel in the documentary are credited as themselves (in order of appearance)
* Tyree Kelly
* Atasha Peña Clay
* Steve Walker
* Rachel Stanley
*
Ari Nagel
Ari Nagel () is an American mathematics professor and a sperm donor who has fathered more than 165 children . He has been nicknamed the Sperminator or the Target Donor, after the American retail corporation in whose stores some of his artific ...
Release
The film had its world premiere at
True/False Film Festival
True/False Film Fest is an annual documentary film festival that takes place in Columbia, Missouri. The Fest occurs on the first weekend in March (sometimes beginning in late February), with films being shown from Thursday evening to Sunday nig ...
on February 29, 2024. It was released in the United States on
FX on March 29, 2024.
References
External links
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*{{IMDb title, 30835128
2024 films
2024 documentary films
American documentary films
FX Networks original films
2020s English-language films
2020s American films
The New York Times
Documentary films about death
Sperm donation