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|}<center>The following fifteen-minute video documentary, created by SBS Dateline, is about New York City's [[Hart Island]], the history of the structures on it, and its massive potter's field, where over 700,000 people have been buried since 1868. It also features a few women who have worked to visit their stillborn children buried on the island. These women and others have been working to make the island more accessible to those visiting the grave site.</center></div>
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|}<center>'''Let There Be Light''' was a 1946  American documentary film directed by John Huston.
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The film was the final entry in a John Huston trilogy of films produced by the request of the U.S. This documentary film follows 75 U.S. soldiers who have sustained debilitating emotional trauma and depression. A series of scenes chronicle their entry into a psychiatric hospital, their treatment and eventual recovery.
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Much of the filming was shot at [[Edgewood State Hospital]].
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The film was controversial in its extremely effective portrayal of shell-shocked soldiers from the war. It was subsequently banned after its release despite the fact that the movie was commissioned by the US Army itself, due to the potentially demoralizing effects the film might have on the soldiers.</center></div>
 
<div style align=right>[[:Category:Articles With Videos|Other Articles With Videos]], [[Main Page/Future Featured Nominations|Future Featured Videos]].
 
<div style align=right>[[:Category:Articles With Videos|Other Articles With Videos]], [[Main Page/Future Featured Nominations|Future Featured Videos]].
 
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 18 January 2026

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Let There Be Light was a 1946 American documentary film directed by John Huston.

The film was the final entry in a John Huston trilogy of films produced by the request of the U.S. This documentary film follows 75 U.S. soldiers who have sustained debilitating emotional trauma and depression. A series of scenes chronicle their entry into a psychiatric hospital, their treatment and eventual recovery.

Much of the filming was shot at Edgewood State Hospital.

The film was controversial in its extremely effective portrayal of shell-shocked soldiers from the war. It was subsequently banned after its release despite the fact that the movie was commissioned by the US Army itself, due to the potentially demoralizing effects the film might have on the soldiers.
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