"Nuclear Family" 2021

Ry Russo-Young 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.

Cast:

Sandy Russo
Self 

Robin Young
Self 

Ry Russo-Young
Self 

Cade Russo-Young
Self 

Tom Steel
Self (archive footage) 

Jacob Aaron Estes
Self