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How to have an American baby Grasshopper Film ; a Big Belly Woman production ; a co-production of American Documentary/POV ; a film by Leslie Tai ; written, produced and directed by Leslie Tai ; producer, Jillian Schultz

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Schultz, Jillian, film producer.
Tai, Leslie, filmmaker.
Big Belly Woman (Firm), production company.
Grasshopper Film (Firm), publisher, production company.
Language:
Chinese
English
Subjects (All):
Children of noncitizens--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
Children of noncitizens.
Citizenship--United States.
Citizenship.
Naturalization--United States.
Naturalization.
Tourism--United States.
Tourism.
Visas--United States.
Visas.
Genre:
Documentary films
Feature films
Nonfiction films
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (113 min., 38 sec.)) sound, color
Place of Publication:
[New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2024?]
Language Note:
In Mandarin or English, with English subtitles
System Details:
sound
digital
video file
Summary:
How to have an American baby is a kaleidoscopic voyage into the booming shadow economy that caters to Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. on 'birthing vacations' to obtain U.S. citizenship for their babies. Tracing the underground birth tourism industry from Beijing to Los Angeles, the film weaves together vignettes and deeply private moments
Credits:
Executive producer, Esther Robinson, Laura Poitras, Charlotte Cook, Erika Dilday, Chris White ; director of photography, editor, Leslie Tai
Notes:
Originally released as a documentary film in 2023
Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2025 January 24)
OCLC:
1499775697
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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