16 min / documentary / 2016 / USA
filmmaker: Paul Zehrer
A combination of funny, acerbic, and heart-wrenching, these people’s candid and articulate self-awareness quickly shatter preconceptions of the disabled. Rather than defining themselves by their diagnosis, individuals (young and old) strive to create meaning, meet adversity, and dream of their futures.
If acting wasn’t a hard enough job to land, throw in being disabled and see what reaction you’d get.
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