Children of Darkness

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.

Main Cast

Peter Thomas

Narrator (voice)

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Richard Kotuk

Self - Reporter

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John Brooks

Self

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Billy Calhoun

Self

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Mary Calhoun

Self

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Gerald Davidson

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Alice Dunn

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Kenneth Kaufman

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Crew

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