The State of Eugenics (2016)

The true story of survival, deception and the battle for justice in North Carolina for thousands who were sterilized against their will between 1933 and 1974.

Director:

Dawn Sinclair Shapiro

Stars:

Kevin Begos, Irene Clark, Brenda Feigen

Cast

Credited cast:
Kevin Begos	...	Himself
Irene Clark	...	Herself
Brenda Feigen	...	Herself
Dorothy Mae Grant	...	Herself
Elizabeth Haddix	...	Herself
Anna Doss Helms	...	Herself
Rebecca Kluchin	...	Herself
Edward J. Larson	...	Himself
Willis Lynch	...	Himself
John Railey	...	Himself
Nial Cox Ramirez	...	Herself
Johanna Schoen	...	Herself
Thom Tillis	...	Himself
Tommy Tomlinson	...	Himself
Paul Wilson	...	Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (voice)

Storyline

BLINDSPOT: Illusions of Justice is a tale of crusading survivors, legislators and journalists working together to right the historical wrongs of a frightening practice in reproductive injustice. Four years in the making and set in North Carolina, the film is the only behind the scenes account of the recent legislative effort to compensate victims of government-ordered and authorized sterilization abuse. From the New Deal to Watergate, North Carolina ran the nation's longest and one of its largest and most aggressive sterilization programs. More than 7,600 men, women and children, many of whom were poor, undereducated or disabled, were sterilized under state law by force or coercion between 1933 and 1974. BLINDSPOT intimately portrays the stories of victims of sterilization abuse in North Carolina, while simultaneously mining a dark chapter in broader U.S. history.

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Taglines:

The true story of survival, deception and the battle for justice in North Carolina for thousands sterilized against their will between 1933 and 1974.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Blindspot: Illusions of Justice

Filming Locations:

North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brown Doggy Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color (color and black & white archive footage) Color

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