Produced in partnership with the New York Times
My American Surrogate (dir: Leslie Tai) is a 24-minute documentary following Qiqi, a Chinese surrogacy broker based in Irvine who decides to hire her own American surrogate. This short was commissioned by NYTimes Op-Doc and won the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival pitch contest, with support from The Pulitzer Center and Tribeca Film Institute.
Screenings
Real, Quick Doc Shorts 2019, July 2019, IFC Center (World Premiere)
The New York Times: Op-Docs, Sept 2019 (Online Premiere)
IDA Documentary Screening Series, Oct 2019
SFFILM Doc Stories, Nov 2019
Best Short Documentary, San Diego Asian Film Festival, Nov 2019
An Evening with New York Times' Op-Docs, IFC Center, Nov 2019
Official Selection, Short of the Week, Dec 2019 Premiere