Genres

Documentary

Duration

82 min

Director

Jodie Alexandra Taylor

Rating

Rating not available

Release Date

March 26, 2019

Pennhurst

Original title: Pennhurst

Synopsis

Segregation, abandonment, and the meaning of home are discussed by the people that lived in, worked at, and crusaded for one of the largest and oldest Intellectual and Developmental Disability Institutions in the United States. The facility, in its closing, challenged society's perception of those with intellectual disabilities and ultimately fought for better rights.