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You Can’t Make This Up

Girl in the Picture Chapter 1: Broken Dreams

You Can’t Make This Up

Netflix

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Film Interviews

4.21K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

A bright and mesmerizing teenager tries to make her way in the world only to find her father is the one person standing in her way. Sharon Marshall navigates high school in the 1980s with a mysterious home life that troubles all those around her. As her teenage years unfold, so does the darkness of Sharon and her father's relationship. Girl in the Picture Podcast is a companion to the documentary coming to Netflix on July 6, 2022. The podcast is a standalone audio documentary and can be listened to before or after watching the film. If you are hoping to avoid spoilers, we recommend watching the film before listening to episode 3. Girl in the Picture Podcast is brought to you by Netflix and Main Event Media.Narrator: Skye BorgmanWriter and Producer: Anna PriestlandExecutive Producers: Emily Bon and Jimmy Fox for Main Event Media, Skye Borgman and Matt Birkbeck.Sound Editor: Joel PorterSound Designer and Mixer: Reed Thomas LawrenceOriginal Music Composition by: Jimmy StoferBased on the books “A Beautiful Child" and “Finding Sharon” by Matt Birkbeck. Special Thanks: Heather Lane, Sherry Forston-Bailey, Lynn Clemons, Jenny Fisher, Diane Cranley, and Kurtis Bloss. Resources:If you are in need of support on any of the issues related to this podcast, please reach out to someone. If you need to talk with someone, but aren't sure which service is best for you, Victim Connect Resource Center can help you. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 oror online using a safe computer at www.thehotline.org National Sexual Violence Resource Centre National Human Trafficking HotlineHotline: 1-888-373-7888Text: 233733 ChildHelp National Child Abuse HotlineHotline: 1 (800) 422 – 4453Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and text. National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenHotline: 1 (800) 843 – 5678 National Suicide Prevention LifelineHotline: 1-800-273-8255 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Hotline: 1 (800) 662 – 4357

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0:00.0

This podcast contains content which may be upsetting or triggering to some listeners.

0:06.0

Please check the show notes for resources should you need to reach out to someone. The The And then. One of the first things I did was show him the photograph of him and the little girl.

0:58.0

And I never forget his reaction to it.

1:00.0

He looked at me and he says, that doesn't bother me.

1:02.0

So there's to me, he says, that doesn't bother me.

1:08.0

So there's a child or children missing.

1:14.5

It's very clear that he was not capable of actually true love and loving a child

1:20.5

We were kids. It's his fault. He did this

1:29.1

Well, I looked at the picture and saw what we had, it added a more depth to the horror of the case.

1:32.2

That was the end goal. For to have an open door but never walk out.

1:39.0

I had so many questions.

1:42.0

We won't ever have all the answers, but if we can get any positive out of it, that's all that matters.

1:50.0

I think to this day I'm still like, you know, who was under a monster's complete control.

2:13.0

And despite having many different names,

2:16.0

she never really knew who she was.

2:18.0

Hi, I'm Skyborgman,

2:21.0

director of the Netflix documentary Girl in the Picture.

2:25.0

While making the film, I discovered how many questions I still had about this young woman's life.

2:32.0

I wanted to understand how she became the person she was,

2:35.9

how she survived, and how she lived. We've built this podcast a little differently

2:42.4

from a typical film companion show.

2:45.0

We're releasing the first couple episodes before the film comes out on Netflix.

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