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Disability in Film

A smiling woman with curly hair wearing a yellow jumper gestures in the foreground, with a closed garage door in the background.
Disability in Film

A new film season is breaking down barriers for Disabled filmmakers

by Meg Fozzard

BFI Southbank’s short film pro­gramme Bust­ing the Bias aims to increase aware­ness and representation.
3 men sitting on sofa, video camera equipment in front of them
Disability in Film

Is The Peanut Butter Falcon a watershed moment for on-screen disability?

by Leigh Singer

The film’s direc­tors and star Zack Gottsagen, who has Down syn­drome, dis­cuss over­com­ing indus­try stigma.
A person in a dark jacket and hoodie, sitting in a wheelchair against a dark background.
Disability in Film

Nothing about us without us – the reality of being a disabled actor

by Little White Lies

With dis­abled per­form­ers being pushed fur­ther into the back­ground, three actors speak frankly about what’s real­ly going on.