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Kids Search for Their Donor Sperm Father in Dad Genes Doc
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Would you search for your sperm donor dad? In this episode, host Sandra Abrams interviews the people behind the award winning documentary, DAD GENES. The doc follows Aaron Long, a single guy who was a sperm donor for the money 20 years ago. Fast forward to a few years ago, when several of his “kids” decided to go looking for their biological father. Sandra talks to the film’s director Craig Downing, and its editor, Sara Barger (a past president of WIFV). Sara shares what it was like to make sense of hours of footage sourced from the dad and his new kids, following the story that takes many twists and turns. Dad Genes is the winner of the Best Feature Documentary - Jury Award at the 2026 Atlanta Documentary Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Allentown Film Festival.
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