In honor of disability awareness month, here is a watch list we recommend checking out ~
highlighting some of our talented members' features:
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Cinemability: The Art of Inclusion by Jenni Gold
Go behind-the-scenes with some of Hollywood's A-List Stars, Directors, Producers & Studio Heads as we explore the history of disability portrayals in the media and the impact honest media characterizations have on real life inclusive opportunities for marginalized minority groups.
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CODA by Siân Heder
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
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Coming clean by Ondi Timoner
From Sundance Grand Jury Winner Ondi Timoner, this story blazes a trail of action and empathy around the deadliest drug epidemic in our nation's history.
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Crip Cramp by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht
A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality.
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The Rebound by Shaina Allen
Among the Heat Wheels, passion and drive are abundant, but the team's dwindling checkbook threatens to cut short its attempt to win their first national championship. Athletes Mario, Jeremie and Orlando rally their team through the season while confronting adversity on and off the court, as the team pushes their way towards the title in the tension-riddled conclusion where they prove that no matter the challenges, it's all about how you rebound that counts.
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TOUCH by Aleksandra Szczepanowska
Fei Fei is a Western woman living an affluent, cosseted existence as the wife of Chinese executive Zhang Hua in a small resort town in China. But she feels deeply alienated from the country she loves, her friends and husband. Almost as quickly as she starts an affair with a blind masseur, she withdraws, leaving her lover obsessive, possessive, and possessed. The demons they've created finally implode in a clash of mixed desires and violent impulses.
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