Love Is the Director: Sheldon Larry's Journey to Fatherhood

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What happens when a world-travelling filmmaker decides the most important story he'll ever tell is the one happening at home?

Sheldon Larry has spent decades behind the camera, shooting movies across the globe — but ask him what he's most proud of, and he won't mention a single frame of film. He'll tell you about his two daughters.

More than 35 years ago, Sheldon and his partner of nearly a decade made a decision that would change everything: they wanted to be fathers. As two gay men with no roadmap, no connections in the surrogacy world, and a whole lot of heart, they set out to build a…