About our next film, The New World:
The fast-paced lives of a successful lesbian couple are thrown into upheaval when one of them accidentally announces in a karaoke club that she wants to have a baby. They’ve watched their best lesbian friends do it, so it can’t be that hard, can it? But the prospect of starting a family brings mounting complications for the couple. Everyone has an opinion on how the two should go about baby-making, and soon the pressure of choice begins to rock their romance. Thanks to the support of their family and friends - - plus a bit of DNA from long-time friend Hugo - - the happy couple get pregnant.
As the due date approaches, the mother-to-be’s maternal instincts surge, while the self-proclaimed “second mother” begins to question her place in the life of the unborn child. With their lives on the verge of changing forever, the two women seek approval from their families, watch friends struggle with their own children, and try to overcome financial insecurities.
And what happens when Hugo wants to be more involved with the baby’s life than either woman expected? Is a father even necessary in the world of a contemporary lesbian couple?
The New World is a warm, comedic tale that breaks the conventional idea of family, while poetically illustrating that, in today’s world, family is what you create it to be.
OUT TAKES Dallas will premiere The New World on Thursday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m., at The Magnolia Theatre.
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