Documentary Films on The D-Word

Michel Brault, the Cinema is What You Want It to Be (2012)
Michel Brault Direct Cinema Jean Rouch Chroniques d'un été Eclair Coutant

Babes in the Wood (2019)
Directed by David Ward
30 years on, can a cold case investigation bring a child-murderer to justice?

Be About It (2016)
Directed by Christopher Wong
Two fathers, two families, battling against a silent but deadly disease

Painted Nails (2018)
Directed by Dianne Griffin
Van’s personal story encompasses both the immigrant’s journey and one woman’s rise to activism.

The Creative High a documentary (2021)
Produced by Dianne Griffin
Nine artists in recovery from addiction are transformed by creativity in their search for freedom

Carl Lutz - Dangerous Diplomacy (2020)
Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz used his government position and bureaucratic expertise to rescue tens of

Rebound (2021)
Directed by Tamara Perkins
Two justice-involved women find healing and hope through sisterhood, service, and education.

Becoming Frederick Douglass (2022)
A one hour PBS documentary on the life and impact of Frederick Douglass

The Doodler Homocides (2016)
Directed by B. Bill Randal
The SFPD pin all unsolved gay murders on a killer they can't catch.

Street Heroines (2021)
Directed by Alexandra Henry
The courage and creativity of female graffiti and street artists.