Traverse City's Not So Haunted Past - The Northern Michigan Asylum's creation and fall.

Film Synopsis

A middle school student was assigned the task to create a documentary that shows how perception altered history. She went into the project simply thinking that a local mental hospital had a bad rap because of ghost stories, but she learned much more about the history of asylums in the United States.

Showings

  • Filmmakers in attendance
  • Subjects in attendance
  • Contains adult language

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