Pennhurst

"They've waited a long time to tell their story"

Segregation, abandonment, and the meaning of home are discussed by the people that lived in, worked at, and crusaded for one of the largest and oldest Intellectual and Developmental Disability Institutions in the United States. The facility, in its closing, challenged society's perception of those with intellectual disabilities and ultimately fought for better rights.

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100 Vaginas

100 Vaginas

2019

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2007

Julia

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2013

Seeds of Time

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2013

Wicker Kittens

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Evaporating Borders

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Imelda

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2003

Women Without Shadows

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Cathedrals of Culture

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