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Gentle by Birth

Dates with showtimes for Gentle by Birth
  • Thu, Nov 5

Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.

Thu, Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm: 3RFF

Director: Doree Simon Hatfield Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2026

This film is presented as a part of The 2026 Three Rivers Film Festival – November 4-15 at various venues across the city.  

After her 23-year-old brother dies of an overdose, filmmaker Doree Simon Hatfield investigates the stigma she believes blocked his access to treatment and support. Her search takes her from her family’s living room to harm reduction sites, music festivals, and the halls of the Pennsylvania Capitol, where she meets experts working to change how addiction is understood and treated. But as her own fear and stigma around drugs begin to dissolve, Doree makes a radical choice to try them herself—transforming the film from a dissection of her brother’s addiction into a provocative reckoning that threatens her family’s fragile healing.

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Stay for a post-film talkback with director Doree Simon Hatfield and Bethany Hallam (Allegheny County Councilperson), Jessica Williams (Behavioral Health Therapist at UPMC Addiction Medicine Services), and Raagini Jawa (Prevention Point board member).