“If I have to feel thankful about an accessible bathroom, when am I ever gonna be equal in the community?”
(Judith Huemann, Crip Camp, 2020) Crip Camp and the fight for disability equality, a discussion panel?
Film showing at 4pm and panel discussion at 6.30pm
Join us for a live viewing of the film Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Netflix, 2020)
- an important story about reclaiming and celebrating your identity, telling your story, and discovering the power of community - followed by a panel discussion.
‘Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is both a gripping look at the history of disability rights movement and a timely call for action, urging us to explore our own duty to fight for the dignity of all people.’ President Barrack Obama, Executive Producer
You can watch the trailer here, and find out more about the film here.
This event is hosted in partnership with The DocHub@DMU (www.dochub.org) and moderated by:
- Dr Matthew Jones, Reader in Cinema Audiences and Deputy Programme Leader in Film Studies in the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media at DMU;
- Ulrike Kubatta, Creative Director of The DocHub@DMU, an award-winning documentary producer/director and an Associate Professor in Research, Innovation & Professional Practice at DMU;
- One other panel member TBC
The panel will provide context to the film, and where it sits in the history of films about disability. You will be invited to take part in a discussion about the film and how your experiences of disability relate to Crip Camp. We will provide some viewing questions for you to consider as you watch, which will be emailed to you in advance.
You can watch Crip Camp at the event and attend the discussion panel, alternatively you can view Crip Camp (this is available on Netflix if you have a subscription) prior to the event and just attend the panel discussion.
At the event, audience members will be invited to submit the names of their favourite disability related films; a ‘Top Ten list’ will be produced post-event, and publicised via the DHM microsite.
Part of the Disability History Month schedule of events.