Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children (2022)
1h 30m
Running Time
May 3, 2022Release Date
Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children (2022)
1h 30m
Running Time
May 3, 2022Release Date
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For most of her early life, filmmaker Barri Cohen knew her immediate family to consist of her parents, two brothers and half-sister. But one day, in a moment of emotional disclosure, her father revealed the existence of two more siblings. Cohen never knew her half-brothers Alfred and Louis, who were dropped off as toddlers at the Huronia Regional Centre, a now-closed hospital and home for children with developmental disabilities. In the wake of a successful class-action lawsuit, Cohen is finally able "to peel back the half-truths and secrets" around her two now-deceased siblings. Speaking to the families and survivors of the centre, she pieces together the story of her brothers' lives through shocking stories of abuse, humiliation and trauma. But these interviews also provide hope and light, as the survivors support each other in their battle for recognition and healing.
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Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Barri Cohen and released in 2022. The film documents the history of child abuse at Ontario's Huronia Regional Centre facility for developmentally disabled children, based in part on the story of her own two older brothers, Alfred and Louis, who died at the institution.The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was named the third-place winner of the Rogers Audience Award. It was broadcast on the Documentary Channel and CBC Gem later in the year.