House on the Beach (Intertel)

Duration: 66

Year Published: 1965

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Examines the work being done by Synanon's founder, Charles "Chuck" Dederich, in rehabilitating drug addicts. Shows that after the addicts volunteer for help at Synanon they live and work in a communal manner at a center whose approach to self-help is vastly different from recognized professional methods. Observes Synanonists at work and play and discusses through interviews their problems, hopes, and attitudes towards this method of rehabilitation.

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