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Donor Unknown follows the story of JoEllen Marsh,
20, as she goes in search of the sperm donor father
she only knows as Donor 150. JoEllen has always
known her family ‘wasn't like other families'. She
grew up in Pennsylvania with two mothers, and a
burning curiosity to know more about her anonymous
donor father. When JoEllen discovers a unique online
registry that connects donor-conceived children,
she manages to track down a half-sister in New York.
The New York Times picks up the story, and, over
time, 12 more half-siblings emerge across the USA.
The New York Times article also falls into the hands
of Jeffrey Harrison, living alone with four dogs
and a pigeon in a broken-down RV in a Venice Beach
car park. In the 1980s, Jeffrey supplemented his
meagre income by becoming a sperm donor at California
Cryobank. His number was Donor 150.
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