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Nuclear Family is a three-part documentary series following 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.
The docuseries explores the extraordinary story of a first-generation lesbian family, from its origins in outlaw counterculture, to the mainstream court system’s attack on and ultimate defense of Ry’s and her moms’ rights and existence, ending in a landmark legal decision that would change the way gay families were perceived forever. At its heart, this story of epochal conflict is also a tale about empathy, as Ry investigates the ambitions and desires of her moms, her sperm donor, and all their allies and enemies as she struggles to hear and accept their divergent perspectives. In a world of deeply polarized thinking, the docuseries proposes a way of understanding conflict that resonates with anyone who struggles with issues unresolved within their own families, their own lives, and in our broader world.
Original Release
09/26/2021 on hbo
US Release
09/26/2021
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Cris Arguedas | Self |
Cade Russo-Young | Self |
Jacob Estes | Self |
Nancy Polikoff | Self |
Kathleen Ridolfi | Self |
Bonnie Rabin | Self |
Peter Bienstock | Self |
Nanci Clarence | Self |
Ry Russo-Young | Self |
Anthony Jensen | Judge Kaufman |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode One | Sunday, 26 September 2021 |
2 | Episode Two | Sunday, 03 October 2021 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 10 October 2021 |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cris Arguedas | Self |
Cade Russo-Young | Self |
Jacob Estes | Self |
Nancy Polikoff | Self |
Kathleen Ridolfi | Self |
Bonnie Rabin | Self |
Peter Bienstock | Self |
Nanci Clarence | Self |
Ry Russo-Young | Self |
Anthony Jensen | Judge Kaufman |
Maxi Witrak | Recreation Cast |
Dawn Marie | Recreation Cast |
Karlie Blair | Teenage Ry |
Dominique Dibbell | Recreation Cast |
Ellen Gesmer | Self |
Linda Starr | Self |
Tom Steel | Self |
Sylvie Rosenberg | Self |
Anthony Fauci | Self |
Roberta Achtenberg | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Julie Gaither | Executive Producer |
Maria Zuckerman | Executive Producer |
Eric Dobkin | Executive Producer |
Joe Landauer | Executive Producer |
Andrea van Beuren | Executive Producer |
Barbara Dobkin | Executive Producer |
Jon Bardin | Executive Producer |
Lauren Haber | Executive Producer |
Ryan Heller | Executive Producer |
Christine Connor | Executive Producer |
Alex Turtletaub | Executive Producer |
Jenny Raskin | Executive Producer |
Leah Holzer | Executive Producer |
Geralyn White Dreyfous | Executive Producer |
Marc Turtletaub | Executive Producer |
Peter Saraf | Executive Producer |
Liz Garbus | Executive Producer |
Elyse Hughes | Producer |
Elizabeth Pepin | Producer |
Warren Fischer | Producer |
Ricky Lloyd George | Producer |
Dan Cogan | Producer |
Ry Russo-Young | Producer |