Hollywood has never produced a realistic movie about lesbian parents ? until now. In her new film “The Kids Are All Right,” writer and director Lisa Cholodenko tells the story of two moms and their sperm donor. Cholodenko tells Kurt how she managed to make an accessible, touching film out of what could have been an outsider art-house flick.
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