The Donor
The Story of a Modern American Family
a feature documentary
by
Jason Piccolo
Our story
At 19 years old Nate walked into a sperm bank and donated for extra money for college. There he was told that his donations would be used for 20 family units and then promptly retired. Now at age 50, he has over 90 donor conceived offspring…And counting. With no kids of his own, Nate has the unique opportunity to embrace this offbeat family or silently keep his distance.
Kianni is the eldest of Nate’s offspring. She grew up with two step-brothers but when the parents split up, she was left without them. Lonely, she sought out her donor conceived siblings and started a community of found family of nearly 90 siblings…and counting.
This is the story of Nate’s complicated choice, the story of Kianni’s dogged pursuit of togetherness, and the story of an industry’s unbridled greed that helped build an eclectic American family.
Meet the family
Meet Nate
Nate Dorn is a one-of-a-kind artist from Atlanta, GA whose genetic material has been a best-seller for corporate sperm banks for a long time. He has recently been introduced a massive family made up of his donor offspring.
Meet Kianni
Kianni is Nate’s first born* and has been the driving force of the donor sibling group and has been the connective tissue bring their community together. As Nate puts it, “She’s the one ringing the bell.”
*More on that later.
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