
Babe
Sylvan Zhao • 2020
Hee-Jung and Han-Seul, a 7-year-old couple, want to have their own child and find the best sperm donor.
CAST & CREW
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

Sylvan Zhao
Director
With the emerging development of sexual minority’s movement, LGBTQ individuals’ lives started getting more and more attention in our society. According to many social surveys, same-sex couples are the same desired as heterosexuals when considering having a child. However, sperm donation to same-sex couples or unmarried female is illegal whether in Korea or in China. For sure, it is more difficult than expected to have a child for minorities. As a director, not a lesbian though, I try to tell people a story about them in a comparatively objective way. What I want to convey to the audience is that no matter homosexuality or heterosexuality, the only thing that hinders two people from being together is lovelessness. Also, human beings are selfish animals. Before we seek other people’s understanding, we should ask ourselv