Nuclear Family

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Overview

Ry Russo-Young 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.

Cast

S

Sandy Russo

Self

R

Robin Young

Self

Ry Russo-Young

Self

C

Cade Russo-Young

Self

T

Tom Steel

Self (archive footage)

Jacob Aaron Estes

Self

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