Gayby Baby
- Director: Maya Newell
- Producer: Charlotte Mars
CGiii Comment
For a politically correct, cack-handed film...the title is so f*cking offensive...yeah, go on, label these kids...with a label that will stick and fuel ridicule and taunts...in the schoolyard and beyond!
Surprisingly, these kids are so well-adjusted and level-headed, they are a joy to watch...it's the parents, they really are a cause for concern.
A kid who loves wrestling is told that all wrestlers are anti-gay and they hate women...then, this mother attempts to define democracy...it's cringing and worrying.
There's the boy with learning difficulties who is shunted here and there between schools and cultures because of his father's work...perhaps consistency would help?!? And, the camera - as intrusive as it always is - should not be present when his [bad] school marks are being discussed.
Watching a bible-bashing, brainwashed lesbian brainwash her son with religion is excruciating...she needs to spend time with god...thereby denying her son his sports. The scene when she's spouting on about god to her doubting son...smoking a cigarette, blowing the smoke in his face...yeah, great f*cking example.
The transference that these parents demonstrate is worthy of attention...from the social work department.
This all may sound rather harsh...but, put yourself in the spotlight, expect the scrutiny.
As for the filmmaker...well, where to start...too much drivel, too much waffle, no composition, nothing of interest and little in the way of film-making talent...it's a badly shot point-and-shoot sort of film...in truth, anyone could have made it...if they had lost the will to live.
What does it say about same-sex parents? Nothing...they are exactly the same as their straight counterparts. There are the good, the bad, the indifferent and the intellectually challenged.
And...what does it actually say about 'Gayby Babies' - nothing...other than: Stop calling them Gayby Babies...
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
At a time when Australia is divided on the issue of same-sex marriage, four children with gay and lesbian parents share their stories. Whilst each family is unique, the kids nonetheless all face the dramas of growing up, oncoming puberty and stepping out for the first time into a world that places intense scrutiny on families like theirs.