Out of Sight, Out of Mind

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

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Six-year-old orphan Norman Madden was sent to a Christchurch facility for intellectually disabled patients in 1940 — for the "crime" of being naughty and illiterate. It was at Templeton Centre Madden suffered physical and sexual abuse, was forced into work and denied his promised education. Director Gerard Smyth filmed at the centre in the late 90s. Smyth investigates the profound influence of eugenics (selective breeding) at "psychopaedic" facilities, like Templeton, and follows Madden's dog...

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Video

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2004

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-2004

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mental disability / disability / intellectual disability / institutions / state care / abuse / sexual abuse / neglect / templeton / christchurch / west coast / ministry of health / eugenics / segregation / bullying / orphans / depression / advocate / wesley care home / community care / siblings / love / hokitika / guys hospital / abused / kids / mangere / annette king / inquiry into state care / 1970s / 1930s / dr theodore gray / farm work / seaview hospital / janine stewart / ihc / addington / sterilisation / punishment / stella dockery / graham cuszack / lillian loveridge / rex loveridge / dr warwick brunton / otago university / mental health / torture / helen cull / legal action / braemar hospital / therapy / bill mcelhinney / marie stewart / marriage / kimberley / kimberley centre / nz on air / new zealand on air

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