Director: Leslie Tai

Cinematographer: Leslie Tai

How to Have an American Baby is a kaleidoscopic voyage into the shadow economy catering to Chinese tourists who travel to the US to give birth for citizenship. Told through a series of intimately observed vignettes, the story of a hidden global economy emerges–depicting the fortunes and tragedies that befall the ordinary people caught in its web.

Premiered at True False Film Festival 2023
Broadcast on POV 2023
Streaming: AppleTV+, Prime, Grasshopper