'' The Vasectomist '' is a one-hour documentary which follows Dr Doug Stein , a urologist as he travels the world conducting vasectomies . He is motivated by his concerns for over-population , climate change and the carrying capacity of the earth and the film is intended to prompt conversations around these themes . The film was directed by Jonathan Stark and produced by Ruth Cross . Simon Nasht and Dick Smith were the executive producers . Film production partners included SBS , CBC , DR , VPRO , Screen Australia and Screen NSW , and the film premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2013 . Dick Smith has long been concerned with the issue of overpopulation , as evidenced in his first film , '' Dick Smith 's Population Puzzle ''
Adelaide Film Festival
Adelaide Film Festival
Smith & Nasht