A Way Out of the Wilderness
Overview
A Way Out of the Wilderness is a 1968 American short documentary film produced by Dan E. Weisburd. It describes and illustrates steps being taken by the Plymouth State Home and Training School, Northville, Michigan, to bring mentally impaired children out of the wilderness into the mainstream of life. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
- Production
- John Sutherland Productions, Rehabilitation Services Administration
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Dan E. Weisburd
- Writers
- Dan E. Weisburd
- Producers
- Dan E. Weisburd
- Composer
- Jimmy Bond
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CinemaSerf
May 21, 2024
Some of the language here is a bit on the pejorative side, but the underlying message contained in this documentary is quite effective at illustrating the problems of the profoundly handicapped people for whom society really only has one solution. Institutionalising them. A single camera follows the daily trials and tribulations of people struggling with disabilities that affect everything from their brain function to their mobility. What's a little more distinctive here is that the focus is mor…