FRED'S STORY (https://iisp.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/166/2024/09/Freds-Story-Poster-1.jpg) A documentary screening and discussionTUESDAY, SEP 24, 5PM Babbidge Library 2nd Floor Video Theater 2 (2119A) Please join us for a film screening and discussion that will shed light on the perspective of those who were residents of Mansfield Training School. "Fred's Story" is a 27-minute documentary about Fred Calabrese, who spent 30 years at Mansfield Training School after family members had him committed. The documentary was made by Eric Neudel in 1996 and features conversations with Fred, who lived and worked in Willimantic in the years following his release from Mansfield Training School. The documentary also includes archival film produced in 1964 by the Connecticut Department of Health promoting the school's policies and procedures. The screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion, which will include members of the Mansfield Training School Memorial and Museum Project (https://mtsmemorialmuseumuconn.com/). This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by UConn's Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Program (https://iisp.uconn.edu/).