Seahorse

• Jeanie Finlay
• 88 min
• United Kingdom
• 2019
• Documentary

A young man gets pregnant in a village by the English Channel in this life-affirming and nuanced documentary.

”Everybody should be allowed to experience pregnancy, especially men,” says Freddy’s mother. Freddy is a trans man who has decided to conceive. We follow the charming and articulate Freddy, who lives in a small village, through the demanding process – from breaking up with his boyfriend to physical changes. In an optimistic, gentle tone, his very real challenges and moments of joy are interspersed with scenes featuring seahorses (the male seahorses carry the babies). Seahorse is a tender, lovely film about the distinction between identity and biology, about hormones and preconceptions. A though-provoking and powerful reflection on fatherhood and about what the terms male and female actually mean.

- Niclas Goldberg

• HBTQ
• Sexualitet
• Familj
• Dokumentär