Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children

Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children
Directed byBarri Cohen
Written byBarri Cohen
Produced byCraig Baines
CinematographyJames Kinistino
Edited bySarah Peddie
Music byMichelle Osis
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90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Barri Cohen and released in 2022.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] It was broadcast on the Documentary Channel and CBC Gem later in the year.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lila Sarick, "Filmmaker tells a deeply personal tale about the suffering of children at Huronia Regional Centre". Canadian Jewish News, May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Jennie Punter, "Barri Cohen on Revealing Family Secrets in Hot Docs Film ‘Unloved’". Variety, May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Jennie Punter, "‘Eternal Spring’ Takes Rogers Audience and Hot Docs Audience Awards". Variety, May 9, 2022.