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Making perfect babies / Cinéfort Inc. presents in coproduction with Studio D of the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; research and director, Gwynne Basen ; producer, Mary Armstrong ; narration writer, Erna Buffie.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- On the eighth day : perfecting Mother Nature.
- On the eighth day : perfecting Mother Nature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Human reproductive technology.
- Human reproductive technology--Social aspects.
- Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Genetic engineering.
- Genetic engineering--Social aspects.
- Eugenics.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (51 min.) : digital, sound, color.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Filmed in clinics and research centres where genetic manipulation of human embryos has already begun, Making Perfect Babies offers a critical examination of the new genetic technology and its potential applications. Through interviews with people like scientist and feminist, Ruth Hubbard, and disability activist Marsha Saxton, the film raises important questions about why the technology is being developed and how it may affect the lives of women and society as a whole. It warns that we may be heading toward a future in which quality control is an acceptable part of human procreation.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Kathleen Fee.
- Credits:
- Editor, Patricia Tassinari ; photography, Marielle Nitoslawska ; music, Air Tango.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, c1992.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed July 30, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-mpb Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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