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Doree Simon Hatfield

Born October 7, 1988 · Pittsburgh, PA (age 38)

Doree Simon Hatfield is a Pittsburgh-based director and producer whose character-driven films explore urgent social issues. She directed the feature documentary Gentle by Birth (2026), co-directed the Sundance documentary 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (2013), and directed the Webby Award-winning short In Her Shoes: India (2018). She is also the Head of Matador Studios, where she d…

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Gentle by Birth
Nov 5, 2026
Gentle by Birth · 2026
Gentle by Birth
2026
MovieDocumentary
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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