PLYMOUTH — "Lost in Laconia," a documentary film tracing the history of the Laconia State School (LSS), will be shown eight times over the next two weeks on Channel pbACT-20 on the Time Warner Cable system.

The one hour and six minute story chronicles the history of LSS from its initial beginnings as the "New Hampshire School for the Feebleminded" in the early 1900s until its closure in 1991. Interviews with former residents of the institution and people who worked there, along with previous film footage and an extensive collection of photos, newspaper articles, letters and state documents are included.

The schedule for the film’s cablecast on Time Warner Cable Channel pbACT-20 is 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11 and 18; 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 13 and 20; 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 14 and 21; 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 15 and 22.

"Lost in Laconia" was written and produced in 2010 by Gordon DuBois of New Hampton. Direction, editing, and production were by Bil Rogers of 1L Media of Concord in association with Community Support Network, Inc. For more information on the film, visit www.CSNI.org.

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