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Baby/Girls

2026 · 94 min

A quiet, intimate documentary that sits with its young subjects, letting the weight of their choices and circumstances settle slowly and uncomfortably.

Directed by: Jackie Jesko, Alyse Walsh
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Set in post-Dobbs Arkansas, baby/girls follows three teens living in a Christian maternity home as they navigate pregnancy and early motherhood. The film offers an intimate, unfiltered look at girlhood and motherhood colliding in the American South.

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Directed by: Jackie Jesko, Alyse Walsh
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
coming-of-age
faith
identity
class
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Realism	9
Romance	1
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Complexity	5
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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Jackie Jesko, Alyse Walsh
Cinematography: Cassandra Giraldo
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United States of America

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