The Haunting of Pennhurst

Tribeca Film Festival Selection

(USA • Doc. • 81 min.)
Screening Rm West, 10/9 8:00pm

Once a notorious institution for people with disabilities, Pennhurst finally closed after decades of abuse in 1987. Now those doors are reopening, as a group of disabled performers reframe the narrative around the site’s harmful history.

Directed by:  Mike Attie • Katarina Poljak • Nathan R. Stenberg