# Spermworld

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{{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](/source/Nick_Drnaso)
| director       = [Lance Oppenheim](/source/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](/source/FX_Productions)
* [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)
* Edgeline Films
* To Be Formed
}}
| distributor    = [FX](/source/FX_(TV_network))
| released       = {{Film date|2024|2|29|[True/False](/source/True%2FFalse_Film_Festival)|2024|3|29|United States}}
| runtime        = 83 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}

'''''Spermworld''''' is an American [documentary](/source/documentary_film) film directed by [Lance Oppenheim](/source/Lance_Oppenheim) that premiered on [Hulu](/source/Hulu) and [FX](/source/FX_(TV_channel)) 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](/source/Sperm_donation) and their recipients. Inspired by [Nellie Bowles](/source/Nellie_Bowles)' article "The Sperm Kings Have a Problem: Too Much Demand" for the ''[New York Times](/source/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](/source/Ari_Nagel)

==Release==
The film had its world premiere at [True/False Film Festival](/source/True%2FFalse_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](/source/FX_(TV_network)) 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>

==References==
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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

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