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This Just In

The Crip Cinema Archive wants to change the way we think about disability in film

by Hannah Strong

Found­ed by Emi­ly Sim­mons, this new project aims to pro­vide an inclu­sive resource about the past, present and future of dis­abil­i­ty on and off screen.
A group of people standing on stage in a grand interior space. A presentation screen is visible behind them, displaying text.
Festivals

Discover the learning disability film festival changing disabled representation

by Celestine Fraser

Oska Bright Film Fes­ti­val is offer­ing a bold, inspir­ing vision for how dis­abil­i­ty can be rep­re­sent­ed on and off the screen.
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.
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Interviews

Sian Heder: ‘A disability is only a disability if society makes it so’

by Charlie Little

The direc­tor of CODA dis­cuss­es work­ing with the Deaf com­mu­ni­ty for her ten­der com­ing-of-age drama.
A woman in a black top sits on a wheelchair, gripping its wheels, surrounded by trees and buildings.
Review

Rising Phoenix

by Lillian Crawford

This pow­er­ful doc­u­men­tary charts the his­to­ry of the Par­a­lympics and its pos­i­tive impact on dis­abil­i­ty representation.

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In Retrospect
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.
Two people, one in a wheelchair and one seated, conversing on a porch with bookshelves in the background.
Review

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot

by Hannah Strong

Gus Van Sant reunites with Joaquin Phoenix for an odd­ball com­e­dy-dra­ma about dis­abil­i­ty and addiction.

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In Retrospect
A woman wearing a colourful floral print shirt stands in a park setting with trees in the background.
Festivals

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Gus Van Sant reunites with Joaquin Phoenix for an odd­ball com­e­dy-dra­ma about dis­abil­i­ty and addiction.
Two individuals embracing on a bed.
Review

Kills on Wheels

by Emily Bray

Two wheel­chair-user friends are draft­ed in as unlike­ly assas­sins in this clever and mov­ing study of disability.

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In Retrospect
Two black sea lions basking on a rock with a pier in the background, two small orange fish in the water below.
Review

Finding Dory

by Anton Bitel

Pixar’s lat­est transocean­ic odyssey is a pix­el-per­fect com­e­dy about learn­ing to over­come adver­si­ty and disability.

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In Retrospect