A documentary film about vasectomy, the role of men in family planning, and the issue of overpopulation was in production for three years. The topics are addressed by the two characters central to the project: Director Jonathan Stack and Doctor Doug Stein. The page you are reading now is intended to be an overview or guide for those who have an interest in these topics and who would like to follow the events leading up to the premier of the film on October 18, 2013 in Australia. The film was the centerpiece of World Vasectomy Day 2013. It is available for viewing HERE. The Vimeo password is VAS2013. The Vasectomist was an Official Selection of the 2019 American Conservation Film Festival
Three hundred hours of filming took place in Florida, the Philippines, Haiti, and Kenya.
There was more interesting material than could be condensed into a 52-minute documentary.
Much of this good footage is presented in The Vasectomy Series, a series of "webisodes"
about the 2 men: Jonathan, a filmmaker on a personal quest for his own vasectomy, and Doug, a urologist so determined
to spread the benefits of vasectomy that he stopped practicing general urology after 17 years to focus on providing vasectomy throughout Florida.
During the months of editing the 300 hours of footage to produce a 52-minute broadcast-quality documentary,
first came a Trailer.
Then, a pair of "Season 1" webisodes was released each week, one about Jonathan's vasectomy decision and one about Doug in Florida.
This was followed by a "Season 2" series about efforts to promote vasectomy overseas.
The Vasectomy Files: Coincident with the production of these webisodes, Jonathan published a
weekly blog in
The Good Men Project.
This series of insightful, often funny, and always delightful essays are testimony to Jonathan's talent as a writer as well as filmmaker.
Finally: Opening Night at the Adelaide Film Festival 2013