Editing Roman Polanski (section)

====Documentary films====
In 2008, the documentary film by [[Marina Zenovich]], ''[[Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired]]'', was released in Europe and the United States where it won numerous awards.<ref name="nytimes8" /> The film focuses on the judge in the case and the possible reasons why he changed his mind. It includes interviews with people involved in the case, including the victim, Geimer, and the prosecutor, Roger Gunson. Geimer said that the judge "didn't care what happened" to her or Polanski, but "was orchestrating some little show",<ref name="documentary2" /> while Gunson added, "I'm not surprised that Polanski left under those circumstances,&nbsp;... It was going to be a real circus."<ref name="Romney2008-10-05"/><ref name="documentary2" />

Former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney David Wells, whose statements were the most damning evidence in the movie, and who said he advised the judge to imprison Polanski, admitted that he lied about those statements, and said that to the documentary makers to "play up" his own role.<ref name="Former DA admits he lied in 'Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired' film" /><ref name="Ex-prosecutor admits he lied about Polanski case" />

In December 2009, a California appellate court discussed the film's allegations as it denied Polanski's request to have the case dismissed. While saying it was "deeply concerned" by the allegations, and that the allegations were "in many cases supported by considerable evidence", it also found that "Even in light of our fundamental concern about the misconduct&nbsp;... flight was not Polanski's only option. It was not even his best option." It said dismissal of the case, which would erase Polanski's guilty plea, would not be an "appropriate result", and that he still had other legal options.<ref name="bostonglobe" /><ref name="cbsnews" />

In September 2011, the documentary film ''[[Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir]]'' had its world premiere in [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]. During an interview in the film, he offers his apology to Geimer: "She is a double victim: My victim, and a victim of the press."<ref name="CNN-apology" /> On this occasion, he collected the lifetime achievement award he was to have received at the time of his arrest two years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|first=Angelique|last=Chrisafis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/sep/28/roman-polanski-zurich-film-festival|title=Roman Polanski gets Zürich film festival award after two-year wait|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=27 February 2011|access-date=20 November 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917185248/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/sep/28/roman-polanski-zurich-film-festival |archive-date=17 September 2016 }}</ref>