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Review

Sasha questions whether she wants something more out of life than her carefree routine of work, friends and urbane leisure. Envying the straight couples who Maya and Sasha think have it easy, the women set out to experience the spontaneity of an unexpected pregnancy. What better way than to go cruising the streets of London for the ideal sperm donor? Enter dark and handsome Laurence, with whom Sasha becomes intertwined in her quest for a seed, and things get really interesting. Along the way, other baby dramas are woven through the dyke couple's story. Moody Fiona is hesitant to conceive with her passive husband Todd, while Gillian, Fiona's sister, prowls the city's bars for potential daddies (who also happen to become the subjects of her erotic photographs). Clever writer/director Lisa Gornick (Do I Love You?) scores with her upbeat second feature that uses delicate pacing, subtle and wry dialogue and a naturalistic style to bring the complex inner lives of her characters to life. Tick Tock Lullaby brings a sexy, witty edge to the debate over what it means to be a gay parent.

 -- Maggie Boccella