A documentary exploring the notorious Pennhurst Institutional School for the Disabled through the lens of horror cinema, premiered at Tribeca 2026. The film examines how institutional trauma and historical atrocities can be reframed through genre conventions, positioning documentary horror as a contemporary and socially urgent storytelling mode. Directors Stenberg, Attie, and Poljak argue that authentic dread emerges from factual investigation of real suffering rather than fictional constructs, asserting documentary’s growing relevance within broader horror discourse and festival culture.
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