As part of KTF Films , Nachman directed the 2015 film '' Batkid Begins '' , a documentary about Batkid . The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 24 , 2015 and was bought by Warner Brothers and New Line Cinemas . Nachman will serve as the executive producer in New Line Cinema 's narrative remake of the movie involving Julia Roberts . Collectively , her films have won awards at many film festivals , including the 2011 Artivist Film Festival , 2009 DC Independent Film Festival , Dallas International Film Festival , and Heartland Film Festival . Her films have also won two awards at the Cinequest Film Festival , Rincon International Film Festival , Ashland Film Festival , and Sonoma International Film Festival . Nachman herself has won three Emmy Awards , the Edward R. Murrow Award and has received grants for her work from the Tribeca Institute , Fledgling Fund , and the Pacific Pioneer Fund . She is currently working on a sixth film , expected to be released by 2017 . Nachman was born and raised in the New York suburbs and moved to Northern California to pursue her career in documentary filmmaking . She lives in Los Altos with her husband and three children
DC Independent Film Festival
DC Independent Film Festival
Dana Nachman