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Baby Doe (film)

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Baby Doe is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Jessica Earnshaw. It follows Gail Ritchey as her life becomes shattered when DNA evidence links her to the death of her child thirty years prior. Sarah Paulson serves as an executive producer.

Directed byJessica Earnshaw
Produced by
  • Holly Meehl Chapman
  • Jessica Earnshaw
Cinematography
  • Jessica Earnshaw
  • Emily Thomas
Edited by
  • George O'Donnell
  • Leah Boatright
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Baby Doe
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Directed byJessica Earnshaw
Produced by
  • Holly Meehl Chapman
  • Jessica Earnshaw
Cinematography
  • Jessica Earnshaw
  • Emily Thomas
Edited by
  • George O'Donnell
  • Leah Boatright
Music byGil Talmi
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Fourth Act Film
  • Twin Seas Media
Release dates
  • March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07) (SXSW)
  • July 10, 2026 (2026-07-10) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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It had its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 7, 2025. It is scheduled to be released on July 10, 2026, by Fourth Act Film.

Premise

Gail Ritchey's life becomes shattered when DNA evidence links her to death of her child thirty years prior, whom she gave birth to alone in the woods.[2][3]

Production

Jessica Earnshaw became interested in making a documentary revolving around pregnancy denial, after reading an article about Emile Weaver.[4] The film received support from Chicken & Egg Films,[5] and InMaat Foundation.[6] In August 2025, Sarah Paulson joined the project as an executive producer.[7]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 7, 2025.[8] It is scheduled to be released on July 10, 2026, by Fourth Act Film and Twin Seas Media.[9][10]

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