The Dark Matter of Love

A film by Sarah McCarthy

Science can change the way you love

THE DARK MATTER OF LOVE follows eleven-year old Masha and five-year old twin boys Marcel and Vadim as they leave Russia to spend their first year in Wisconsin as part of the Diaz family. When the reality of bonding with children who have grown up in institutions turns out to be more difficult than they ever imagined, the Diaz’s hire two of the world’s best developmental psychologists to help them build their new family—through science.

Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, THE DARK MATTER OF LOVE melds the story of the Diaz family learning to love with rare archival footage of science experiments exploring parent-child love. Director Sarah McCarthy fuses revealing footage of these experiments to the narrative, drawing audiences deeper into the dark matter of love and encouraging them to contemplate their own relationships through an unflinching, scientific lens.

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Director

Sarah McCarthy

Producer

Grace Hughes-Hallett and Sarah McCarthy

Runtime

95 & 60 Minutes

Rights Represented

International Rights

Captions Available

English

Language

English

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Festival & Awards

Official Selection — DOC NYC

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The Dark Matter of Love

Science can change the way you love

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