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Films depicting Disabled Characters

  • epilepticbooklover
  • Feb 27
  • 1 min read

Crip Camp (Won Peabody Award for Best Documentary in 2020) 

In the 1970’s, at Camp Jened, in the Catskills,  there was a Utopia, where campers experienced Romance, Independence, Freedom, away from the stigma of the Outside World. Documentary emphasizes Campers to realize their own worth and power, leading to a revolution in Civil Rights. 


CODA (2021)

Children of Deaf Parents: Daughter Ruby is the only hearing member of a Deaf parents from Gloucester, Massachusetts. At 17, she attempts to help her family’s struggling fishing business, while pursuing her aspirations of becoming a singer. Troy Katsura won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2021. 


Patrice:The Movie (2024)

Patrice Jetter, a school crossing guard in New Jersey, and her partner, Garry, who want to get married, but risk losing essential government benefits, due to the marriage penalty tax in SSI rules. 

 
 
 

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