Abducted in Plain Sight

Abducted in Plain Sight, also known as Forever B, is a 2017 true crime documentary film directed by Skye Borgman. The documentary covers the kidnappings of Jan Broberg, an Idaho child who was abducted by her neighbor Robert Berchtold in the 1970s on two occasions.^[1] It contains interview footage with Broberg.^[1][2][3] It was produced by Top Knot Films^[4] and released by Netflix in 2019.^[5] The story was first told in Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story, a memoir published by her and her mother in 2003.^[1][6]

Abducted in Plain Sight
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Skye Borgman
Produced by	Skye Borgman Emily Kincaid Stephanie Tobey
Cinematography	Skye Borgman
Edited by	James Cude
Music by	Carl Dante
Production company	Top Knot Films
Release date	May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26) (Mammoth Lakes Film Festival)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 75%, based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10.^[7]

Awards

Award	Category	Result	Ref.
Newport Beach Film Festival	Best Documentary	Won	[8]
BendFilm Festival	Best Documentary	Won	[9]
MDIFF-Hagerstown	Best Documentary	Won	[10]
Phoenix Film Festival	Best Documentary	Won	[11]
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival	Bravery Award	Won	[12]
DOCUTAH Film Festival	Mayor's Award	Won	[13]
Tallgrass Film Festival	Outstanding Female Filmmaker	Won	[14]