SEAHORSE
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.
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. Jeanie Finlay created an intimate, audacious and lyrical story for the cinema about conception, pregnancy, birth and what makes us who we are.
Seahorse | Jeanie Finlay | UK | 2019 | 91 min
trailer
awards
- 2019 | Sheffield International Documentary Festival | Nominated for Youth Jury Award
- 2019 | Tribeca Film Festival | Nominated for Best Documentary Feature
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FREDDY MCCONNELL
Freddy McConnell grew up on the southeast coast of England, where his family have strong roots.
He has always wanted children and after many years of deliberation, decided to take the step to carry his own. Having struggled himself to find advice and support for trans people embarking on pregnancy, and knowing the power of storytelling as a means of generating understanding and empathy more broadly, he decided to document his journey.
The result is the documentary Seahorse.
SCHEDULE
screening
16.11.2019 | Saturday
20.20
Space: Palma, 18 Pirogova Pereulok
350 | 300* Rubles
*Discounted rates for students, pensioners and people with physical disabilities (with documentation).
Limited Access: no lift or equipped toilet facilities.
