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NEW DVD Maybe Baby – A 90 minute documentary film from the USA
dvd jacketDVD Maybe Baby – A 90 minute documentary film from the USA by which features six single women in their thirties and forties trying to conceive using donor assistedconception.
The film was made over a period of four years, and the emotional impact of going through fertility treatment as a single woman is clearly conveyed.
It also includes reactions from family and friends, and features a woman who needs egg as well as sperm donation.
There is one copy in the library available to borrow, or can be ordered from their website
All About Me

still from the videoTV film exploring donor conception issues .
If you missed this film members will soon be able to borrow copies from the Network library.

Watch this space for news of it's arrival.
Film Details (PDF)

The Infertility Rollercoaster: What it feels like for a guy
DVD imageDVD Video of a speech given by Steven Sonsino on his experiences of infertility at the National Infertilty Day 2006 conference. The DVD also has an interview with Clare Brown from Infertility Network UK and a podcast of Steven on how to talk and how to listen.
Review of The Infertility Rollercoaster DVD By Steven Sonsino 
There are two copies of the DVD in the library to be borrowed by members or to buy a copy contact Steven Sonsino at the infertilityrollercoaster.com where the film can be previewed as well as purchased.
DVD Telling & Talking DVD
DVD is now available.
Produced and directed by Liesel Evans, the 45 minute film shows parents and children in ten families answering questions about their experiences of ‘telling’ and continuing to talk together as children grow and change. The price of the DVD is £10 (UK incl p&p). Members may borrow copies of the film from the Network library Videos Available
The Watson Family 2004 BBC
South West clip filmed during consultation on donor anonymity featuring Network members Judy, Matthew and Patrick (age 10) Watson, Sarah Parker an egg donor and Joanne Day from Centre for Reproductive Medicine Bristol. All in favour of ending anonymity. New Donor Sibling Registry Dec. 2002 to 2003 Series of clips from American TV shows featuring Wendy Kramer and her DI conceived son Ryan. Together they started the Donor Sibling Registry.
Other Resources

American/Canadian TV clips of donor offspring 2002 to 2003 Features Barry Stevens, Jacobson twins and Maddi Walker (half-sibs) plus sensible comments from 'experts'.

Searching Questions: Identity, Origins and Adoption Devised by Julia Feast of British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering 2003
Two hour video featuring adopted people talking about what propelled them to search for information about their birth parents or not and what it feels like to not know about your origins. Video has a table of contents and running times for particular sections. A workbook suitable for group work led by adoption professionals accompanies the video.

A DIFFERENT STORY (2003) A 30 minute video ( also available as DVD)
made by DC Network, which features seven young people conceived by anonymous donor insemination, and told the facts of their conception from an early age. They provide varied positive reflections on family relationships, sharing the information with others, and thoughts about the donor and half-siblings.
Peter Johnson gives his impressions of the DC Network film A Different Story
Read his review >>>

OFFSPRING (2002)
Video featuring Barry Stevens who was born as a result of DI fifty years ago. During his search for his biological father he unearths a half brother who is also hoping to trace their past.

LUNCH TIME ON MERIDIAN: DONOR CONCEPTION (2002)
TV discussion featuring a single parent of a DI conceived child.

CREATING BABIES (2002)
A documentary about new reproductive techniques, including transfer of cytoplasm from donor eggs to prevent fragmentation of embryos, and ICSI (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection).

FAMILIES FROM ASSISTED CONCEPTION: HOW HAVE THEY FARED? (2001)
A set of four videos produced by Alexina Mc Whinnie of the University of Dundee which consist of a series of conversations where participants discuss important issues surrounding donor insemination. Titles can be viewed independently and include written notes with each video.
A FAMILY FROM DONOR INSEMINATION: Taking the baby home was just the beginning.
A FAMILY FROM DONOR INSEMINATION: All I wanted was a baby.
A DI ADULT AND HER QUEST FOR HER DONOR FATHER: Who was my biological father?
A DI ADULT AND THE LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD SECRETS: I wasn't the person I thought I was.

ARE YOU MY FATHER? (2001) Directed by Rachel Jean A video from New Zealand which tells the story of a young woman conceived by donor insemination in the 1970's, and her search for information about the missing half of her genetic background

THE CHOICES AND CHALLENGES OF DONOR INSEMINATION (1998) An audiotape of discussion around donor conception from the Canadian Infertility Network, lead by Carol Frost Vercollone, the co-author of "Helping the Stork" Features a representative of the Xytex sperm bank in the USA, which offers donor photographs and videos, speaking about their service.

EGG, SPERM AND EMBRYO DONATION (1999) Audiotape from the Canadian Infertility Network, which covers a wide range of issues. These include lessons from adoption, grief and loss in third party conception, the experiences of donor offspring, a DI Dad and single parent Mother. Also discusses egg and embryo donation and egg sharing, legal issues for lesbian families, and identity release of sperm donors

THE OFFSPRING SPEAK: AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON DONOR CONCEPTION (2000) Video from the Canadian Infertility Network. Includes historical perspectives, personal stories from adult DI offspring, research findings, parallels between adoption and DI and a sperm bank in the USA preparing for the identity release of donors. The video is recorded on long play, and so may not be suitable for older video recorders.

SEEDS OF SECRECY (1993) Video made for the BBC "Public Eye" series. The programme features the original DI Network steering group addressing issues of secrecy and openness.

DI:THE NEXT STEP? (1993) HFEA video, which features three couples talking about their experiences of DI.

SPERM DONOR DADS (2001) A documentary asking whether children conceived by DI should have the right to know the identity of their biological fathers

MODERN TIMES: THE PRICE OF EGGS (2000) A documentary about egg donation in the USA, where donors are often paid several thousand dollars. Shows a meeting between an egg donor and the child born as a result.

DI NETWORK 12th MEMBERS MEETING Video tape of an adult Donor Offspring's moving and memorable account of their experiences, as told to the London members meeting in 1999.

INSIDE STORY: TEST TUBE DADS (1998) Addresses the issue of anonymity and looks at one family's experience of meeting the donor.

CREATING BABIES (2002) A documentary about new reproductive techniques, including transfer of cytoplasm from donor eggs to prevent fragmentation of embryos, and ICSI (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection).

ESTHER (1995) TV discussion featuring adult donor offspring speaking about their experiences.