Surviving Eugenics
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- Runtime
- 44 mins
Surviving Eugenics is a documentary about the history and ongoing significance of eugenics. Anchored by survivor narratives from the province of Alberta in Canada, which had eugenic sterilization actively in place until 1972, Surviving Eugenics provides a unique insiders' view of life in institutions for the 'feeble-minded', and raises broader questions about disability, human variation, and contemporary social policies.
Surviving Eugenics is a documentary about the history and ongoing significance of eugenics. Anchored by survivor narratives from the province of Alberta in Canada, which had eugenic sterilization actively in place until 1972, Surviving Eugenics provides a unique insiders' view of life in institutions for the 'feeble-minded', and raises broader questions about disability, human variation, and contemporary social policies.
Cast
- Leilani Muir
- Rob Wilson
- Judy Lytton
- Roy Skoreyko
- Ken Nelson
- Glenn Sinclair
- Jon Faulds
- Lesley Cormack
- Sandra Anderson
- David Thomas King
- Allan Garber
- Gary Lytton
- Crystal Nelson