Baby Doe

dir. Jessica Earnshaw/USA/2025/100 min.

At 22, Gail gave birth alone and left her newborn in the woods. Decades later, she’s arrested for murder, even though she says the baby was stillborn. “Baby Doe” explores the fallout when young women cannot accept the reality of an unplanned pregnancy.

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projection time:

100 min.
country/year:

USA /2025
director:

Jessica Earnshaw
original language of the film:

English
pictures:

Jessica Earnshaw, Emily Thomas
editor:

George O'Donnell, Leah Boatright
production:

Holly Meehl Chapman, Jessica Earnshaw / Lunamax Films
festivals and awards:

2025 – SXSW Texas, 2025 - Millennium Docs Against Gravity: International Premiere

sections:

Contrasting America
competitions:

Bydgoszcz ART.DOC Award Lower Silesia Grand Prix Main Competition | SILESIAN AUDIENCE AWARD 2024 The City of Poznań Freedom Award Grand Prix Bank Millennium Award Warsaw Documentary Award The Mayor of Gdynia Award
tags:

USA psychology relations judiciary