Nuclear Family
S1 · E1IMDB:
7.3
Released
9/26/2021
Duration
0h 0m
Genre
Documentary
Country
United States of America
Cast
Sandy Russo, Robin Young, Ry Russo-Young
Overview
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.
Nuclear Family
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
7.3Released
9/26/2021
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Sandy Russo, Robin Young, Ry Russo-Young
Duration
0h 0m
Country
United States of America
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableEpisode 1
Lesbian partners Robin and Sandy must fight for their family when their donor pursues rights over their daughter Ry’s life.
Episode 1
Lesbian partners Robin and Sandy must fight for their family when their donor pursues rights over their daughter Ry’s life.
EP 2AvailableEpisode 2
Nine-year-old Ry finds herself at the center of a four-year lawsuit that threatens her family’s very existence.
Episode 2
Nine-year-old Ry finds herself at the center of a four-year lawsuit that threatens her family’s very existence.
EP 3AvailableEpisode 3
Following a landmark court decision, Ry grapples with her sperm donor’s terminal illness and its implications for her future.
Episode 3
Following a landmark court decision, Ry grapples with her sperm donor’s terminal illness and its implications for her future.
Cast
Self
Sandy Russo
Self
Robin Young
Self
Ry Russo-Young
Self
Cade Russo-Young
Self (archive footage)
Tom Steel
Self
