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This programme of films from around the world combine comedy and drama to tell stories of Disabled people negotiating life with aplomb. All films are captioned, any additional accessibility features are noted in the programme below.
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Trouillard (Coward). De Sa Moreira Matias. France. 2023. 5:07. UK Premiere. D. Sébastien, using a wheelchair, plays bonneteau (an illegal card game) near the Eiffel Tower. The bets are getting higher and higher. Sébastien is confident he can win. (In partnership with Agefiph, the Fondation Ipsen, the Fondation Malakoff Humanis Handicap and Handicap.fr)
Imperfect. Cristian García Zelada. Perú. 2019. 5m. DD. A group of people with intellectual disabilities discuss whether it is worth including a neurotypical person in their association.
The Imagination of Crumbs. Nicholas Bird. USA. 10:55. Online Premiere. D. A story about a teenager with autism who uses his Imagination to cope with the real world.
Teardrops From A Clown. Jack R H O’Sullivan. 2024. Online Premiere. F. D. Patch the clown is about to retire. His last gig is to provide the entertainment at a party for Josh, a 16-year-old autistic boy. An incident with a drunk guest leaves Patch hospitalised and Josh comes to visit him.
Down in Flames. Vanessa Ellis. USA. 2024. 9: 43. Online, International and UK Premiere. DDD. FFF. A high-strung college diabetic discovers that the girl she’s crushing on is actually the daughter of an evil, insulin-price-gouging CEO.
The Koda-Chrome (W)rapper. Willy Conley. USA. 2023. 24:27. UK Premiere. Rating: D. F. A Deaf single mother has trouble bonding with her teenaged, hearing son who is a KODA (Kid of Deaf Adults) with goals to become a rapper. He creates inaccessible songs and videos, loudly blasting rap beats while emulating the stereotypical gestures and behavior of hip-hop artists. The mother challenges him to look at the world from her point of view, reminding him that he is still a part of Deaf culture.
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