{"id":6792,"date":"2011-10-17T20:52:31","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T20:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/?p=354"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:25:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:25:59","slug":"jerry-rothwell-explores-the-meaning-of-family-in-donor-unknown","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/jerry-rothwell-explores-the-meaning-of-family-in-donor-unknown\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Rothwell Explores the Meaning of Family in Donor Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Jerry Rothwell is a documentary filmmaker whose work includes the award-winning feature docs\u00a0<\/em>Heavy Load<em> (IFC\/ITVS\/BBC), about a group of people with learning disabilities who form a punk band; and <\/em>Deep Water<em> (Pathe\/FilmFour\/UK Film Council, co\u2010directed with Louise Osmond), about Donald Crowhurst\u2019s ill\u2010fated voyage in the 1968 round the world yacht race. \u00a0We sat down with Jerry to learn more about how he came to make the quirky film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/donor-unknown\/\">Donor Unknown<\/a>, which premieres on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 10 PM on most PBS stations (<a title=\"Look up air times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/broadcast.html\">check here for listings<\/a>).<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What impact do you hope <em>Donor Unknown<\/em> will have?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope it provokes audiences to think about the impact of the technology of reproduction and what this means for our sense of connection to our biological relatives and to our ideas about family.\u00a0 As with many areas of science, our social understanding lags far behind what technology is making possible, so I hope the film encourages people into a more rounded understanding of donor conception \u2014 and also to recognize how sometimes those, like Jeffrey (the sperm donor in the film), who seem most outside society are its pioneers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap cf\"><iframe id=\"partnerPlayer\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/widget\/partnerplayer\/2122383882\/?chapterbar=false&topbar=true&autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><!--more--><br \/>\nWhat led you to make this film?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We first found out about Jeffrey because Hilary Durman (who is one of the film\u2019s producers, alongside Al Morrow of Met Film) had been in contact with him while researching a drama she had made for BBC Schools about donor conception<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">.\u00a0 \u00a0I first met him in 2008 in his RV on Venice Beach.\u00a0 Jeffrey\u2019s a unique and charismatic character who\u2019s lived a life on the fringe of society \u2013 which made what was already a fascinating story even more surprising. Through a bizarre set of coincidences, he and his children are dealing with age-old h<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">uman dilemmas \u2013 where do I come from, what is my connection with the past, where are the boundaries of my family \u2013 in a uniquely modern context. \u00a0I was excited about how those questions were raised for this specific group of people, connected by a single sperm donor.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> What were some of the challenges you faced in making the film?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was hard to make a film, which demands intimacy with its subjects, from 4,000 miles away.\u00a0 I\u2019d always prefer to be more closely available and able to shoot at short notice.<\/p>\n<p>A second challenge was to structure a film that has so many characters.\u00a0 I like making films that have an ensemble of people at their heart, because all of us live in connection with others.\u00a0 There\u2019s a convention that films need to portray an individual struggle but that doesn\u2019t really reflect our interdependence and the way the social world influences how we act.\u00a0 I think documentaries need to evolve forms of storytelling that can cope with that. But such films still need a personal core to them, and it was hard initially to find out what that was.\u00a0 We were lucky that JoEllen\u2019s story, which takes us from her discovery of her donor siblings through to meeting Jeffrey, could become the spine of the film.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nHow did you gain the trust of the subjects in your film?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We filmed first with Jeffery when we were in the United States for SXSW with another film. Then we started making contact with some of his children, who put us in touch with each other \u2013 and I think they got a sense we would treat the subject matter sensitively. Some of Jeffrey\u2019s children preferred not to be in the film, and we respected that.\u00a0 Others were happy to talk about their experiences, I think because they wanted to counter some of the mystique around donor conception. JoEllen, who had been the first to start looking for her donor family, still hadn\u2019t met Jeffrey.\u00a0 She was feeling it was time to do that \u2013 and was willing for us to film that process \u2013 and her search gave us a structure for the film.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWhat would you have liked to include that didn\u2019t make the cut?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps more of Jeffrey\u2019s world on Venice Beach \u2013 and more of the perspectives of the parents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap cf\"><iframe id=\"partnerPlayer\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/widget\/partnerplayer\/2122406858\/?chapterbar=false&topbar=true&autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nTell us about a scene in the film that especially moved or resonated with you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I like the moment in the film when one of the children arrives to visit Jeffrey at the same time as he loses the pigeon he\u2019s been looking after.\u00a0 It says something to me about the chaos that\u2019s part of any kind of family.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWhat has the audience response been so far? Have the people featured in the film seen it, and if so, what did they think? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a film that asks a lot of questions, but one doesn\u2019t offer the answers \u2013 so it always provokes a good discussion. A surprising number of people who\u2019ve come to see the film are either donor conceived themselves, have donated sperm, or are contemplating IVF using a donor.\u00a0 Some have said the film gave them the impetus to look for their own donor, or changed the way they thought about whether they would tell their unborn child about their donor\u00a0 \u2013 so I\u2019m glad that the film rings true for people with similar experiences.<\/p>\n<p>I always share a rough cut with the main protagonists \u2013 their comments made me change a couple of things and I think everyone involved is happy with the film.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nThe independent film business is tough.\u00a0 What keeps you motivated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s difficult but incredibly satisfying and exciting.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great privilege to immerse yourself for a period in other people\u2019s worlds and make something that explores the meaning of that world for others.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWhy did you choose to present your film on public television?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PBS seems the natural home for a film like this.\u00a0 <em>Independent Lens<\/em> is a great series it we\u2019re very glad to be part of this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWhat didn\u2019t you get done when you were making your film?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spending time with my family.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWhat are your three favorite films?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It changes all the time, but right now <em>In the Mood for Love<\/em>, <em>Forest of Bliss<\/em>, and <em>Little Miss Sunshine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWhat advice do you have for aspiring filmmakers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t hang around waiting for someone to ask you to make a film \u2013 start making films in whatever form you can.\u00a0\u00a0 Be prepared to change your ideas when events point you in different directions from those you expected. 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