Description

Sometimes the greatest love story is about your very own family.

little man is lesbian filmmaker Nicole Conn’s award-winning documentary about her micro-preemie son, Nicholas, born 100 days early, as he struggles for survival.

When Nicholas is born 100 days early, he weighs only one pound and faces impossible odds for survival. As he struggles for life, so struggle his two mothers: out lesbian filmmaker Nicole Conn (Elena Undone, A Perfect Ending) and political activist Gwen Baba, to keep their family from disintegrating under the unrelenting stress and chaos of hospitals, emergency medical crises and a crushing blow to trust.

The winner of 10 Best Documentary awards at film festivals across the country, little man explores the core of the human spirit as a family realizes that they are capable of enduring what they never thought possible.

“An unusually honest film. An inspiration.” —The New York Times

“Conn makes Michael Moore look like an impartial observer.” —Miami’s The Weekly News

“An edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-your-throat suspense story.” —The Los Angeles Times

“A testament to family love.” —People Magazine

Awards & Quotes

WINNER – Best Documentary Audience Award
Los Angeles OutFest
WINNER – Best Documentary Jury Award
New York NewFest
WINNER – Best Documentary Audience Award
San Diego Film Festival
WINNER – Best Documentary Jury Award
Chicago Indiefest
WINNER – Best Feature HBO Audience Award
Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
WINNER – Best Documentary Jury Award
Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
WINNER – Best of the Fest Award
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival
WINNER – Best Documentary Audience Award
Reel Affirmations, Washington, D.C.
WINNER – Best Documentary Audience Award
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
WINNER – Best Documentary
Glitter Awards
HONOREE – 2006 Courageous Beginnings Award
Presented by Good Beginnings (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)

Product Features

DVD

• Family Update
• Deleted Scenes
• Dolby 5.1
• Aspect Ratio 16:9