Film Screening of Various Trailers Relating to Disability
March 04, 2025 | 4:40pm - 5:50pm
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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