My Grandfather Charles Manson (2026)
Discover a new side to his dark side.
105 min
Sophia was always the good girl growing up and her father's rock, but her quest to identify her unknown grandfather results in a shocking discovery: He is Charles Manson, history's most notorious criminal; and he bears striking physical similarities to her beloved father. Sophia's discovery propels her into an underworld of Manson family members and unreliable narrators as she traces her grandfather's life. Along the way, her genetics unlock never-before-released records and audio recordings that illuminate Manson's pathology in startling ways. But the more Sophia uncovers, the more her relationship with her father is strained. For Sophia, there's no turning back. What has she inherited, and how will she reckon with her family legacy?
- Release date
- July 22, 2026
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Gavin Brivik
Trailer
Cast
- Charles Manson as Self (archive footage)
- Sophia Maddox as Self - Co-Director
- Daniel Arguelles as Self - Dad
- Black Wolf as Self - Manson Friend
- Bob Gipson as Self - Indiana Department of Corrections
- Dan Macallair as Self - Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
- Jeffrey Melnick as Self - Professor of American Studies, University of Massachusetts
- Dianne Lake as Self - Family Member
- Ed Roach as Self - Photographer
- Stephen Kay as Self - Former Assistant District Attorney
- George Stimson as Self - Manson Friend and Author
Crew
- Sophia Maddox · Director
- Alexandra Orton · Director
- Eric Cook · Producer
- Alexandra Orton · Producer
- Matt Renner · Producer
- Gavin Brivik · Composer
- Jessica Young · Cinematographer
- Dennis Clark · Editor
- Kevin Hibbard · Editor