Tangled Roots

An intimate look into Demers family's experience raising children while dealing with the societal stigmas around disabilities and the consequences of Alberta's forgotten experiment in eugenics.

Cast

Réal Demers

as Self

Blandine Demers

as Self

Diane Demers

as Self (archive)

Carter Hess

as Self (voice)

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