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Baby God

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For more than 30 years, Dr. Quincy Fortier covertly used his own sperm to inseminate his fertility patients. When his secret was revealed, his children sought the truth about his motives and tried to make sense of their own identities.

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Baby God is unavoidably nauseating as it unearths a heinous legacy, but Hannah Olson's sensitive study of the victims gives this documentary a worthwhile poignancy.

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Ashlie D. Stevens Salon.com 12/16/2020
Baby God treats its subjects with dignity and empathy and, unlike Almost Family, doesn't shy away from the wreckage his legacy left behind. Go to Full Review Katie Rife AV Club 12/16/2020
B
Stories like these are why 23andMe has you sign a waiver when you send in that tube of saliva, and after watching it, you'll never think about those tests-or a trip to the gynecologist's office-the same way again. Go to Full Review Amy Nicholson New York Times 12/03/2020
B
Olson's poetic b-roll and Will Epstein's soft, pulsing piano score buff away the lurid shocks. Go to Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage 10/18/2022
Baby God exposes a system that allows situations like this to happen. A patriarchal system operating at ease. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Audrey Fox JumpCut Online 01/03/2021
A frustrating documentary that fails to capitalize on its incredibly engrossing subject, leaving far more stones unturned than it actually attempts to address. Go to Full Review Peter Canavese Celluloid Dreams 12/13/2020
3/4
A fascinating, bizarre case which deepens as it goes along in ways that are narratively tricky on the audience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/25/2020 The music is absolutely intolerable. I would like to have continued watching this but absolutely could not. It was not interesting enough to endure the assault on my ears. See more 12/06/2020 Really disturbing story but still felt overly long at 78 minutes as I think viewers will be left with some unanswered questions. I would have been interested to see more digging into of the history and psychology of the type of sociopathic doctor who can internally justify this type of behavior. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Hannah Olson

Director

Wendi Babst

Self

Dr. Quincy Fortier

Self

Brad Gulko

Self

Cathy Holm

Self

Brent Leavitt

Self

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Synopsis For more than 30 years, Dr. Quincy Fortier covertly used his own sperm to inseminate his fertility patients. When his secret was revealed, his children sought the truth about his motives and tried to make sense of their own identities.
Director
Hannah Olson
Producer
Hannah Olson
Screenwriter
CeCe Moore
Production Co
Loki Films, Gap Tooth Films, HBO Documentary Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 2, 2020
Runtime
1h 18m