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	...	Self
Irene Clark	...	Self
Brenda Feigen	...	Self
Dorothy Mae Grant	...	Self
Elizabeth Haddix	...	Self
Anna Doss Helms	...	Self
Rebecca Kluchin	...	Self
Edward J. Larson	...	Self
Willis Lynch	...	Self
John Railey	...	Self
Nial Cox Ramirez	...	Self
Johanna Schoen	...	Self
Thom Tillis	...	Self - Senate Judiciary Committee (as Sen. Thom Tillis)
Tommy Tomlinson	...	Self
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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Plot Keywords:

deception | 

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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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Featured in Reel South: State of Eugenics (2017)

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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