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Tuesday, March 4th
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Film
Screening
Various
Trailers |
I Didn't See You There - When a
circus tent goes up outside of his apartment, a disabled filmmaker must
confront the legacy of the Freak Show and whether his past autobiographical
filmmaking has fit into its tradition. With the camera pointed away from
himself, he captures the personal and poetic from his wheelchair.
Trailer (1:24)
Fixed: The Science / Fiction of
Human Enhancement - From botox to bionic limbs, the human body is more
“upgradeable” than ever. But how much of it can we alter and still be
human? What do we gain or lose in the process? Award-winning documentary,
Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement, explores the social impact of
human biotechnologies. Haunting and humorous, poignant and political, Fixed
rethinks “disability” and “normalcy” by exploring
technologies that promise to change our bodies and minds forever.
Trailer (6:51)
Sign the Show - "Sign the Show,"
immerses you in conversations with entertainers, members of the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing community, and popular American Sign Language interpreters to
discuss the DEIA movement at live music, comedy, and theater performances in a
humorous, heartfelt, and insightful way.
Trailer (1:53))
Accessing Democracy - The
National Disability Rights Network is proud to present "Accessing Democracy", a
documentary short that follows Monica Wiley, a Black woman with a spinal cord
injury, as she travels the East Coast ahead of the 2024 generational election,
interviewing voters with disabilities. Monica asks voters about the barriers
they face, from accessing the everyday conveniences that able-bodied people
take as a given to inability to receive the services they need to work and be a
part of the community. This short explores how politicians have left behind one
of the largest minority groups in the United States and what disabled voters
want from their commander in chief.
Trailer (1:49)
4 Wheel Bob - The award-winning
documentary film 4 Wheel Bob tells the story of Bob Coomber, an intrepid
adventurer who sets out to be the first wheelchair hiker to cross the
11,845-foot Kearsarge Pass in the Sierra Nevada.
Trailer (2:03)
Crip Camp - On the heels of
Woodstock, a group of teen campers are inspired to join the fight for
disability civil rights. This spirited look at grassroots activism is executive
produced by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
Trailer (2:40)
Knowledge is Power - Anna
Matsumoto's AR video - This immersive experience challenges immersants to
navigate a space on Stanford's campus, through the eyes of a wheelchair user -
confronting physical barriers and social indifference, culminating in a call to
action for advocacy and inclusivity.
Trailer
(9:08)
Holding Moses - Holding Moses
folds together several areas in the DEI space, including caregiving, ableism
and disability, and LGBTQ parents. Shortlisted for the 2023 Oscars, the film
chronicles the heartfelt story of a queer mother and Broadway performer as she
learns how to parent her son who was born with a profound disability. Holding
Moses is described as “incredibly raw and beautiful” (Phelan-McDermid
Syndrome Foundation), “a remarkably candid journey with stunning
visuals” (Deadline), and “an intimate story of parenting and
disability”. (The New Yorker)
Trailer (0:57)
- Contact
information:
- Lecture Material:
- Pre-lecture slides - 980 Kb pdf file
- Photos - 658 Kb pdf file
- Links:
- Trailer with audio
descriptions (1:25)
- Reid
Davenport
- Award-Winning
Filmmaker Reid Davenport Redefines Disability through the Lens of
Art
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