RESOURCES
discussion guide
Watching the film in a group setting or classroom? Download our discussion guide to increase engagement and foster meaningful conversation:
additional reading
DSR Founder Wendy Kramer’s articles on Huffington Post
www.huffingtonpost.com/author/wendy-545
44 Siblings and Counting
www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/health/44-donor-siblings-andcounting
The Overlooked Emotions of Sperm Donors
www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/07/sperm-donations-emotional-consequences/564587
Sperm Donor, Life Partner
www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/12/sperm-donor-life-partner/383421
On The Importance of Family Stories
www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/fashion/the-family-stories-that-bind-us-thislife.html
Family Narratives Lab
What does it mean to be “Family”? - sara on the spit podcast
When Sara set out to look for her biological father, she knew that she’d wind up in some interesting situations, but she never dreamed the wild road would take her into a recording studio with Melissa Etheridge! Listen to their episode of Spit, a new iHeartRadio podcast that explores how DNA testing gives us a new perspective on who we are and how we are all connected, hosted by the marvelous Baratunde Thurston:
Chromosome 19
A short film about another DNA journey—in Chromosome 19, Sara Lamm and Dr. Robert Watts discuss their shared ancestry in light of our nation’s painful history of racism.