Google Baby
Dir: Zippi Brand Frank
2009
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Right from the beginning, 2009's Google Baby is fairly uncomfortable viewing. On one hand you have the really kind people who are giving the greatest gift that one could give, the gift of life, whether it be through sperm or egg donation or being a surrogate mother for a couple who just can't conceive and it's lovely to see. At its core, the idea behind it is good but on the other hand the reality is that it's kind of like prostitution. In Google Baby we see the people involved in one such company that uses American Eggs and Indian Surrogates but unfortunately the good is often overshadowed by the greed. Compelling documentary but not particularly uplifting, accomplished all the same and it tells it like it is.