The State of Eugenics (2016)
80 min
This film shines a light on a sorry and oft-forgotten chapter in US history— the forced sterilization of 7,600 people thought to have “undesirable” genetic make-ups. The film follows researchers & journalists who delved into dusty archives to bring North Carolina’s extensive eugenics program into the sunlight. When the journalists succeed in connecting those files to living survivors and the vast network of perpetrators are revealed, a grassroots movement begins, tirelessly insisting the state confront its nefarious past. The documentary— four years in the making, brings into focus the human tragedy that unfolded behind closed doors for decades and gives voice to survivors who believed their poverty would leave their stories untold and their pain unrecognized.
- Release date
- January 26, 2017
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
- Budget
- $750,000
Cast
- Kevin Begos as Self
- Irene Clark as Self
- Brenda Feigen as Self
- Dorothy Mae Grant as Self
- Elizabeth Haddix as Self
- Anna Doss Helms as Self
- Rebecca Kluchin as Self
- Edward J. Larson as Self
- Willis Lynch as Self
- John Railey as Self
Crew
- Dawn Sinclair Shapiro · Director
- Michael Klein · Producer
- Alexandra McDougald · Producer
- Dawn Sinclair Shapiro · Producer
- Justin Melland · Composer
- Nicola Marsh · Cinematographer
- Douglas Blush · Editor
- Daniel Lawrence · Editor
- Daniel Lawrence · Editor
- Akemi Hong · Production designer