Disability Movies

The true story of Bill Sackter's emergence from lifelong institutionalization, to become an international hero for people with disabilities.

“Where’s Molly?” Since he was 6 years old, Jeff Daly kept asking that question. When his sister Molly was not yet 3 years old, she...

After an accident, Sebastian (Zuko), who was a professional mountaineering guide, lost the mobility of his legs. However, through a great feat he...

Inclinations began as a moment of “crip” play. The ramp becomes a source of creative movement. Dancers can move in ways that they cannot...

Deaf artist Seo Hye Lee gives new subtitles to a selection of archive films about pottery, ones which playfully examine the disparity between how...

Edgar, a thirty-something documentary filmmaker diagnosed with OCD, films his routine as he recounts his past and present dealing with this disorder....

While indoors alone, a disabled woman reflects on a recurring social phenomenon she encounters when outside. The implications regarding self...

"Scores for Carolyn" (2019) is a short video of instructional scores for care with two or more people that intentionally blurs the roles of care...

A knitted figure sits in a wheelchair, unable to resist as birds and squirrels peck at it.

Lee is a young man determined to win the heart of Claire, a young woman determined to make life difficult for him. Dancing playfully on her crutches,...

Farhad, a well-known Iranian photographer, was born with a rare genetic disorder known as Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS), which affects the...

Under the isolation of the pandemic, Jonas has a brilliant vision: to commission the world’s most expensive Connect Four game, crafted in...

A film on SFSU Master’s student Bob Lenz, who would go on to serve as director of Disabled Student Services at Merced College, and his...

In a town where everyone has a handicap a person without a handicap might move into a house.

This documentary is about Lois Curtis, the liberator who was freed to create.

Kat, a wheelchair user, navigates a city where access is improvised and progress remains uneven. Para-Paraan (Finding a Way Through) turns silence...