A woman sits in a court room and looks over at an attorney.
Baby Doe
Still from Baby Doe
Film Complete

Directed by

Jessica Earnshaw

Produced by

Holly Meehl Chapman

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.

Baby Doe is a 2022 Critical Issues Fund grantee.

Cleveland International Film Festival

Global Health Award 

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