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Release Date:
December 5, 2020
Original Title:
Erasing Family
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 92
This documentary exposes the failure of family courts to keep children from being used as a weapon after separation. Courts decision ends up completely erasing one parent, causing severe emotional trauma to children. Psychologist refer to extreme cases as parental alienation, which is a form of Child Psychological Abuse. Essentially brainwashing and manipulating children by one parent to hate or despise the other parent. This results in severe psychological damage based on scientific findings, including depression, low self esteem, drug abuse, being alienated from own children and suicide. Family court reform is badly needed, as this is preventable pandemic affecting over 20 million children in the United States (Harman et al).
Additional Editing:
Scott Sheppard
Additional Photography:
Adriel Gonzalez
Nicolas Kane
Bob Bowman
John Barnhardt
Ida Akesson Hanson
Ben Dextraze
Amiee Gonzalez
M. Holden Warren
Jeff Hoffman
Sean D. Korbitz
Co-Producer:
Jeff Gardere
Consulting Producer:
Marah Strauch
Coordinating Producer:
Laura Fran Lozano
Director:
Ginger Gentile
Director of Photography:
Jason Blalock
Editor:
Sean Jarrett
Producer:
Ginger Gentile
Gabriel Balanovsky
Camilla Hall
William B. Macomber
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