Baby God
Baby God is an 2020 American documentary film, directed and produced by Hannah Olson, which follows Quincy Fortier, a doctor who used his own sperm to inseminate fertility patients. Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady serve as executive producers under their Loki Films banner. It had its world premiere at the Nantucket Film Festival on June 23, 2020, and was released on December 2, 2020, by HBO. Synopsis. Dr. Quincy Fortier, for more than 30 years secretly used his own sperm to inseminate his fertility patients, without their knowledge or consent. Decades later, his biological children discover Fortier is  their father and search for answers. Production. Olson discovered the story after hearing about a doctor using his own sperm to inseminate his fertility patients, and brought it to Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady who agreed to produce the film, and brought it to HBO Documentary Films who agreed to produce and distribute. Olson felt the story was relevant in the context of Me Too movement and felt it was time to reframe the fertility industry to a public health concern. Release. The film was set to have its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020, however, the  festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film had its world premiere at the Nantucket Film Festival on June 23, 2020. It also screened at DOC NYC on November 11, 2020. It was released on December 2, 2020. Reception. Critical reception. "Baby God" holds approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews, with an average of . The site's critical consensus reads, ""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."