Nuclear Family

A docu-series from director Ry Russo-Young about how her lesbian moms had children in the early 80s (when sperm banks weren't available to gay families) and what happened when they faced a history-making lawsuit from Ry's biological father.
HBO's NUCLEAR FAMILY, a three-part documentary series, follows filmmaker Ry Russo-Young as she turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family. In the late 70s/early 80s, when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most, Ry and her sister Cade were born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry's idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit which sent shockwaves through her family's lives and continues to reverberate today. An exploration of love, loyalty, loss and the immutable power of family in all its configurations, NUCLEAR FAMILY eloquently examines the dynamics that enrich and complicate the bonds of love.