Made in India is a feature length documentary film about the human experiences behind the phenomena of "outsourcing" surrogate mothers to India. The film shows the journey of an infertile American couple, an Indian surrogate and the reproductive outsourcing business that brings them together. Weaving together these personal stories within the context of a growing international industry, MADE IN INDIA explores a complicated clash of families in crisis, reproductive technology, and choice from a global perspective.
US Premiere at Woodstock Film Festival (NY). A pre festival launch line up is announced here . ‘Made in India’ will screen in the Documentary competition section.
World Premiere at Hot Docs International Film Festival, 2010. Made in India screened here three times as one of the “Festival Favorites”.
From Nature Medicine
“”Made in India”, explores the touchy issues of family, technology, and poverty”
From Center for Genetics & Society
“Made in India tackles questions that have no easy answers.”
From Real Screen Magazine
“Made in India, which made its world premiere at Toronto’s Hot Docs, was one of a handful of documentaries at the festival to receive an added screening, and for good reason. The doc takes a balanced approach to the sensitive issue of Westerners looking to the Third World for surrogacy.”
From Council for Responsible Genetics
” What began in the 1980s with the Baby M case has exploded into a vast fertility-industrial complex that spans the globe. The two major players in this drama are India and the United States.”
From Toronto Star (Sidebar mention)
“The issue of surrogate pregnancies in India gets the big-screen treatment in the documentary Made in India.”
From Variety:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016797.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Liz Braun, entertainment reporter/film critic for the Toronto Sun and QMI Agency, jam! Showbiz: MADE IN INDIA “is a must-see proposition”
From a Blogger who caught the World Premiere Hot Docs. “Fantastic and fascinating,” “Wonderfully crafted and engaging from the get-go.”
As the demand for ‘outsourcing’ surrogacy to India continues to grow and as Surrogacy Laws in India get discussed internationally as a hot button issue everyday in the media (currently under review at Indian Law Ministry), ‘Made in India’ stays committed to an outreach campaign. (Please write to us for details or revisit the website for updates)
A five minute rough trailer of Made in India will show on the 9th of June at the 2nd Annual ‘Women Deliver’ Conference in DC. www.womendeliver.org/conferences
