Logline: After IVF drains their savings, a desperate sister turns to her brother for a sperm donation in a Hail Mary attempt to impregnate her wife.
Donor is a cringe comedy about family, desperation, and infertility written/produced by and starring Thea Lux. When Thea sent me an early draft of the script, I connected with it immediately. Sure, it was about a sister waiting for her brother to orgasm (ew,) but I was drawn to the complexity of their relationship, and the way it got to the heart of the desperation that can accompany infertility. I was also excited about the process. Like me, Thea and her costar Michael Lee Joplin come from a theater and improv background, so we workshopped the script through several rehearsals - a luxury you rarely get when directing films. We’ve just begun submitting to festivals, and look forward to premiering this summer. A password protected screener is available on request.
Directed by: Erin Doyle Cooper
Written by: Thea Lux
Producer/Executive Producer: Thea Lux
Co-Producer: Erin Doyle Cooper
Associate Producers: Adam Stiffler, Alec McNayr, Doug Schwarz, Ed Gass, Jaclyn Watt
The Brother: Michael Lee Joplin
The Sister: Thea Lux
The Wife: Sarah O’Dwyer
The Porn: Angela Cristantello
Director of Photography: Demi Waldron
First Assistant Director: Chris Riddle
Script Supervisor: Julie Rosing
First Assistant Camera / DIT: Calvin Woodruff
Second Assistant Camera: Kimberly Moreno Chavez
BTS Photographer: Sara Jackson
Production Sound Mixer: Carli Plute
Gaffers: Michael Tellup, Monty Sloan
Key Grip: Conrad Krendel-Clark
Grips: Bri Plewman, Paul Benns
Production Designer: Katie Wilkerson
Hair and Makeup Artist: Michelle Chung
Production Assistants: Krí Schafer, Loren Felix Kelly
Editor: Logan Hall
Colorist: Mary Perrino
Sound Mix and Design: Marina Killion
Composer: Jessica Rae Huber
“Second Chances”
Written and Performed by Abby Posner
“Work and Provide” Written and Performed by Chris Gingrich