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Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Freddy is 30 and yearns to start a family but for him this ordinary desire comes with unique challenges - he is a gay transgender man.

Deciding to carry his own baby took years of soul searching, but nothing could prepare him for the reality of pregnancy, as both a physical experience and one that challenges society's fundamental understanding of gender, parenthood and family. He quickly realises that what to him feels pragmatic, to others feels deeply confusing and confronting - this was not part of his plan.

Against a backdrop of increasing hostility towards trans people the world over, Freddy is forced to confront his own naivety, mine unknown depths of courage and lean on every friend and family member who will stand by him.

Made with unprecedented access and collaboration over three years, the film follows Freddy from preparing to conceive right through to birth. It is an intimate, audacious and lyrical story for the cinema about conception, pregnancy, birth and what makes us who we are. Show less

Contributors

Participant:
Freddy Mcconnell
Participant:
Esme Chilton
Participant:
CJ Bruce
Director:
Jeanie Finlay
Composer:
Tara Creme
Executive Producer:
Charlie Phillips
Executive Producer:
Orlando von Einsiedel
Executive Producer:
Patrick Vernon
Production Company:
Grain Media
Producer:
Jeanie Finlay

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