Helmer, a single farmer in his fifties, lives with his aged, bedridden father in the Dutch countryside. His working days are marked by the visits of milk collector Johan, a man of his own age for whom Helmer holds a secret fascination. One day Helmer decides to renovate the house, buying himself a new double bed and moving his father upstairs. His life gains even more momentum, when adolescent farmhand Henk comes to help him out.

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Katja and Isabella decide to have a child. However, like many lesbian couples they discover getting pregnant is difficult since (for legal reasons) most fertility clinics refuse to treat them. Help is available at one clinic but for a price. After several expensive attempts Katja wants to stop while Isabella refuses to give up. In a last effort, the couple purchase an “at home” insemination kit and search a “sperm donor” website. And so they begin ‘casting’ for a potential donor – a process that challenges both women’s attempts at creating a family.

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The documentary gives everyone, who doesn’t have the chance to travel around to different festivals, the opportunity to experience at least 5 queer film festivals by going to just one film festival/screening. It also opens a space for discussion about the importance of queer film and queer film festivals in today’s society. And it is a tribute to all the people who usually remain unseen, but without whom queer films and queer film festivals would not be possible (festival organizers, filmmakers etc.).

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