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Intended Parents (2021)
'Intended Parents' is a short film about a Black millennial couple, seeking to expand their family through surrogacy. With one partner identifying as a transgender woman, the couple (Alexandra Grey as "Robyn" and Lawrence Locke as "Anthony") find themselves continously educating or being imprisoned by outdated traditions and opinions from loved ones. While the film explores the intersections of love, gender, surrogacy, acceptance, and desperation; the powerful couple aims to deflate multiple negative stigmas as they prepare for the life-alternating roller coaster of fertility and surrogacy.
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'Intended Parents' is a short film about a Black millennial couple, seeking to expand their family through surrogacy. With one partner identifying as a transgender woman, the couple (Alexandra Grey as "Robyn" and Lawrence Locke as "Anthony") find themselves continously educating or being imprisoned by outdated traditions and opinions from loved ones. While the film explores the intersections of love, gender, surrogacy, acceptance, and desperation; the powerful couple aims to deflate multiple negative stigmas as they prepare for the life-alternating roller coaster of fertility and surrogacy.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Louis Deon Jones
In Theaters:11/25/2021
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Runtime:32 minutes
Studio:Louis Jones Productions
Cast
Jabari Redd
Director
Alexandra Grey
Robyn Brown
Lawrence Locke
Anthony Brown
Amanda Michelle Smith
Veronica Williams
Marcc Rose
Gary Carter
Frederick Irvin
Mr. Matthews
Taylor Byron Barr
Friend
Joseph Blackwell
Marcus Robinson
Andre Davis Jr.
Friend
Joycelyn Guarneri
Mama Tina
Desmond Hayes
Malcolm Scott
Varinia Justine
Dr. Washington
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