FOR SOMEBODY ELSE

Nordic Documentary Competition – Göteborg Film Festival 2020 Surrogacy • Reproductive Rights • Gender • Women's Studies • Healthcare Date of Completion: 2020 | Run Time: 79 minutes​​ | Language: English with English subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Sven Blume | Producers: Margarete Jangård | Unavailable to Scandinavian countries FOR SOMEBODY ELSE follows three women on an emotional and thought-provoking journey as they lend their bodies to carry someone else’s child. They invite us in, sharing their reasons for becoming surrogate mothers, as well as their expectations and experiences before, during and after pregnancies. The story takes place in California, one of the few places in the world where commercial surrogacy is legal and where an increasing number of couples from around the world travel to hire a surrogate mother. With remarkable intimacy and access, the film captures the everyday lives of these women, bound by the strict legal framework of the sur