I wonder how many people alive today would know who Patricia Douglas was let alone anything about her story if not for the work of David Stenn. I hadn't heard of either of them until happening across "Girl 27" about three hours ago. How Mr. Stenn learned of Patricia Douglas and the journey he took to discover what she experienced and who she became was a big part of the story he wanted to tell. Frankly, Mr. Stenn's personalization of the documentary and the relationship that he developed with it's subject are what make the story compelling. If you take these aspects away from the film then you have to take Ms. Douglas' voice and face out as well. Whatever you have left you can throw on the pile with all the other miscarriages of justice throughout history. Not to say this film doesn't have flaws; it has several, but a self-aggrandizing director isn't one of them. Where I think the film comes up short is in its failure to include any statements from MGM, the state of California, or Los Angeles County. How do we know anything has changed
