Lest We Forget: Silent Voices chronicles the first person histories of people who lived in Ohio state institutions during the last years of institutionalization and the long journey home that is continuing today. While based in Ohio, the stories have national historical significance as a civil rights movement.

director: Mark R. Lyons

Mark R. Lyons is an independent filmmaker whose works have included Confrontations: A Film about the Abortion Controversy that was screened at the Cork, Ireland International Film Festival. His 1913: The Great Dayton Flood - From Story to Stage has aired on PBS.

www.mrddohio.com

contact: Judy Leasure