In Mommy Dead and Dearest, provocative documentarian Erin Lee Carr (I Love You, Now Die; At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal; Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop) again explores a crime in the age of social media. Things are not always as they appear, especially in the case of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose, and what starts out as a grisly tale of matricide morphs into a rabbit hole of deception. Read More
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The director of Mommy Dead and Dearest talks about the bizarre case of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blancharde.

Five major takeaways from director Erin Lee Carr's discussion with viewers after the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival screening.
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