Helen - Emily Tucker
“Not only is it a pleasure as an actress to be given a role that is rarely seen on screen, I think it's important for art to shine a light on struggles that we might take for granted, or simply not know about.
We often hear about gay rights and the AIDS crisis, or gay men trying to parent, but the struggle of a lesbian couple trying to have a child in the 1990's is something I had certainly not come across before on screen. Especially in times like these, when women are having to fight for rights we thought were established and perhaps took for granted, I think it is important to engage with the past to show the next generation of women how change can be made by standing for what you believe in.
At its heart this is a human story about love and determination, presented in a witty script that captures the joy, absurdity and heartbreak that real life can bring. My hope is that one day a film about a gay couple having a child won't be a fight for gay rights, but just another part of everyday life.”
~ Emily Tucker
“Not only is it a pleasure as an actress to be given a role that is rarely seen on screen, I think it's important for art to shine a light on struggles that we might take for granted, or simply not know about.
We often hear about gay rights and the AIDS crisis, or gay men trying to parent, but the struggle of a lesbian couple trying to have a child in the 1990's is something I had certainly not come across before on screen. Especially in times like these, when women are having to fight for rights we thought were established and perhaps took for granted, I think it is important to engage with the past to show the next generation of women how change can be made by standing for what you believe in.
At its heart this is a human story about love and determination, presented in a witty script that captures the joy, absurdity and heartbreak that real life can bring. My hope is that one day a film about a gay couple having a child won't be a fight for gay rights, but just another part of everyday life.”
~ Emily Tucker
Ruth - Rachel Waring
“I was very excited when I first received the script for Missed Conceptions. Too often female characters in film are not truly real. They are a reflection that must pass through the filter of what is socially demanded of them. This usually involves aspects of a character be enhanced to satisfy the audience, a goddess but certainly not fully human. This is a story of true love and loyalty. The way this piece is written is with the subtlety of day-to-day love when it is put to the test. This is a test of human instinct, one that can be quietly shunned, politely denied by the rest of society when it is convenient.
It's a fight not of raging battles but of sideways looks, whispers behind closed doors. It is a fight that is ongoing but without these stories of the people who came before us, we may forget what we are all fighting for.”
~ Rachel Waring
“I was very excited when I first received the script for Missed Conceptions. Too often female characters in film are not truly real. They are a reflection that must pass through the filter of what is socially demanded of them. This usually involves aspects of a character be enhanced to satisfy the audience, a goddess but certainly not fully human. This is a story of true love and loyalty. The way this piece is written is with the subtlety of day-to-day love when it is put to the test. This is a test of human instinct, one that can be quietly shunned, politely denied by the rest of society when it is convenient.
It's a fight not of raging battles but of sideways looks, whispers behind closed doors. It is a fight that is ongoing but without these stories of the people who came before us, we may forget what we are all fighting for.”
~ Rachel Waring