Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Barri Cohen and released in 2022.Lila Sarick, "Filmmaker tells a deeply personal tale about the suffering of children at Huronia Regional Centre". Canadian Jewish News, May 2, 2022. The film documents the history of child abuse at Ontario's Huronia Regional Centre facility for developmentally disabled children, based in part on the story of her own two older brothers, Alfred and Louis, who died at the institution.Jennie Punter, "Barri Cohen on Revealing Family Secrets in Hot Docs Film ‘Unloved’". Variety, May 9, 2022.
The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was named the third-place winner of the Rogers Audience Award.Jennie Punter, "‘Eternal Spring’ Takes Rogers Audience and Hot Docs Audience Awards". Variety, May 9, 2022. It was broadcast on the Documentary Channel and CBC Gem later in the year.
Awards The film was a nominee for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2022 Directors Guild of Canada awards.Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2022.
It received four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Editorial Research (Cohen, Jessica Joy Wise), Best Visual Research (Cohen, Wise), Best Direction in a Documentary Program (Cohen) and Best Original Music in a Television Documentary (Michelle Osis).Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.
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