{{Short description|2024 American documentary film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Spermworld | image = Spermworld film poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Promotional poster by Nick Drnaso | director = Lance Oppenheim | producer = {{Plainlist| * Lauren Belfer * Lance Oppenheim * Sophie Kissinger * Christian Vazquez * Alana Hauser * Daniel Garber * Kathleen Lingo * Josh Kriegman * Elyse Steinberg * Eli B. Despres }} | cinematography = David Bolen | editing = Daniel Garber | music = Ari Balouzian | studio = {{Plainlist| * FXP * The New York Times * Edgeline Films * To Be Formed }} | distributor = FX | released = {{Film date|2024|2|29|True/False|2024|3|29|United States}} | runtime = 83 minutes | country = United States | language = English }}
'''''Spermworld''''' is an American documentary film directed by Lance Oppenheim that premiered on Hulu and FX in the United States on March 29, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/spermworld|title=SPERMWORLD Premieres on FX March 29|website=FX Networks|first=|last=|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref> ''Spermworld'' follows the stories of three sperm donors and their recipients. Inspired by Nellie Bowles' article "The Sperm Kings Have a Problem: Too Much Demand" for the ''New York Times'', the documentary ventures into "spermworld", the unregulated online marketplaces where sperm donors connect with hopeful parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/business/sperm-donors-facebook-groups.html|title=The Sperm Kings Have a Problem: Too Much Demand|website=New York Times|first=Nellie|last=Bowles|date=January 8, 2021|access-date=February 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108101230/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/business/sperm-donors-facebook-groups.html |archivedate=8 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytco.com/press/new-feature-documentary-spermworld-to-premiere-on-fx-march-29/|title=New Feature Documentary "SPERMWORLD," From The Times and FX, to Premiere on FX March 29|website=New York Times|first=|last=|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref>
==Cast== Featured personnel in the documentary are credited as themselves (in order of appearance) * Tyree Kelly * Atasha Peña Clay * Steve Walker * Rachel Stanley * Ari Nagel
==Release== The film had its world premiere at True/False Film Festival on February 29, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/02/07/truefalse-film-fest-announces-deep-wide-2024-lineup/72510701007/|title=This year's True/False Film Fest lineup is set. Get a preview before you reserve seats |website=Columbia Daily Tribune|first=Aarik|last=Danielsen|date=February 7, 2024|access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref> It was released in the United States on FX on March 29, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/fx-spermworld-feature-documentary-premiere-date-sperm-1235795644/|title=FX FX Sets Feature Documentary 'Spermworld' For Spring Premiere|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=January 17, 2024|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/spermworld}} *{{IMDb title|30835128}}
Category:2024 films Category:2024 documentary films Category:American documentary films Category:FX Networks original films Category:2024 English-language films Category:2024 American films Category:The New York Times Category:Documentary films about death Category:Sperm donation Category:English-language documentary films