Filmmaker Dana Nachman has dived into some heavy topics. The documentaries she has written, directed and produced since 2008 include unflinching accounts of wrongful conviction, families ripped apart by terrorism and individuals fighting companies that produce harmful chemicals. But the 48-year-old Los Altos resident began to show a softer side with “Batkid Begins,” an 87-minute,…
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