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Children of Darkness (1983)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 57M

Director : Ara Chekmayan, Richard Kotuk

Synopsis

A significant number of American children and teenagers - from all social backgrounds - suffer from mental disorders, schizophrenia, autism and emotional problems, leading them to isolation from society while treating their issues in mental health facilities. But there's no end in sight for those young individuals when they face obstacles and mistreatment in inadequate places under the supervision of careless and inexperienced professionals. The documentary follows some of those public mental institutions and another private center dealing with troubled kids and reveals what's wrong with their procedures, and the irreparable harm they cause in those patients.

Actors

Peter Thomas
Peter Thomas
Narrator (voice)
Richard Kotuk
Richard Kotuk
Self - Reporter
John Brooks
John Brooks
Self
Billy Calhoun
Billy Calhoun
Self
Mary Calhoun
Mary Calhoun
Self
Gerald Davidson
Gerald Davidson
Self
Alice Dunn
Alice Dunn
Self
Kenneth Kaufman
Kenneth Kaufman
Self
Brian Mcanally
Brian Mcanally
Self
Jim Mcanally
Jim Mcanally
Self
Joseph Ricci
Joseph Ricci
Self
Mark Williams
Mark Williams
Self

Crews

Ara Chekmayan
Ara Chekmayan
Director
Richard Kotuk
Richard Kotuk
Director
Ara Chekmayan
Ara Chekmayan
Editor
Chuck Levey
Chuck Levey
Director of Photography
Ara Chekmayan
Ara Chekmayan
Writer
Richard Kotuk
Richard Kotuk
Writer
Karen Butler
Karen Butler
Associate Producer
Ara Chekmayan
Ara Chekmayan
Producer
Cheryl Miller Houser
Cheryl Miller Houser
Associate Producer
Kathy Kline
Kathy Kline
Coordinating Producer
Richard Kotuk
Richard Kotuk
Producer
David R. Loxton
David R. Loxton
Executive Producer
Dave Clark
Dave Clark
Sound
Lee Dichter
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alan Lebow
Alan Lebow
Sound
Robert Rogow
Robert Rogow
Sound
Pedro Bonilla
Pedro Bonilla
Assistant Camera
Tony Cobbs
Tony Cobbs
Assistant Camera
Herb Forsberg
Herb Forsberg
Assistant Camera
Rick Malkames
Rick Malkames
Camera Operator
Bud Mikhitarian
Bud Mikhitarian
Sound
Craig Mikhitarian
Craig Mikhitarian
Camera Operator
Debby Sargeant
Debby Sargeant
Assistant Camera
Joel Shapiro
Joel Shapiro
Camera Operator
Bill Vasak
Bill Vasak
Assistant Camera
Lawrence Mischel
Lawrence Mischel
Negative Cutter
Anne Gorfinkel
Anne Gorfinkel
Production Secretary
Carol Jenkins
Carol Jenkins
Researcher
Maggie Kotuk
Maggie Kotuk
Art Designer
Karen Arikian
Karen Arikian
Thanks
Don Dixon
Don Dixon
Thanks

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