Disability Studies

Trailer for documentary "Attla" directed by Catharine Axley. Man in blue holding dog and dogsleds. https://vimeo.com/374458233
ATTLA
The untold story of Alaska Native dogsled racing champion George Attla and his legacy
Trailer for documentary "Autism In Love" directed by Matt Fuller. Woman touching man's chest in the park. https://vimeo.com/141075863
AUTISM IN LOVE
Autistic adults navigate the challenges of dating and romantic relationships
Trailer for documentary "Being Michelle" directed by Atin Mehra. Woman holding painting while standing in field. https://vimeo.com/832429289
BEING MICHELLE
a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse uses her artwork to depict the trauma and heal from her past
Trailer for documentary "Caregiver: A Love Story" directed by Jessica Zitter, MD & Kevin Gordon. Close up of woman and man with his arm around her shoulder. https://vimeo.com/569553116
CAREGIVER: A Love Story
A woman’s heroic decision to take control of the end of her life creates complex, unexpected challenges for her caregiver husband
Trailer for documentary "Exiled" directed by Mike Seely. Headshot of man in uniform. https://vimeo.com/252436998
EXILED
Two military veterans, both green card immigrants willing to die for America, get deported
https://vimeo.com/763506838
I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE
Spurred by the spectacle of a circus tent that goes up outside his Oakland apartment, a disabled filmmaker launches into an unflinching meditation on spectacle, (in)visibility, and the corrosive legacy of the Freak Show
Trailer for documentary "Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita" directed by Maria Finitzo. Woman holding test tube. https://vimeo.com/601432554
MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: TERRA INCOGNITA
Exploring the debate over stem cell research through the story of biologist Dr. Jack Kessler who seeks a cure for spinal cord injuries after his daughter’s accident
Trailer for documentary "Medicating Normal" directed by Lynn Cunningham & Wendy Ractliffe. Woman in kitchen standing over her medications. https://vimeo.com/490885411
MEDICATING NORMAL
the untold story of what can happen when profit-driven medicine intersects with human beings in distress
Trailer for documentary "No Straight Lines" by Vivian Kleiman. Person in suit and glasses drawing on wall covered with comics. https://vimeo.com/670927013
NO STRAIGHT LINES
The journeys of five scrappy queer artists from the margins of the underground comics scene to mainstream acceptance
Trailer for documentary "Of Two Minds" directed by Lisa Klein & Doug Blush. Close up of people with different emotions. https://vimeo.com/417411003
OF TWO MINDS
Take your best day and your darkest moment and multiply it by a million
Trailer for documentary "Recovering Ruffin" directed by Katy Krauland and Kelby Wood. Man holding banana and standing next to boxes. https://vimeo.com/463977570
RECOVERING RUFFIN
PHD STUDENT RUFFIN WHITE OVERCOMES THE GRIM PREDICTIONS FOR HIS FUTURE AFTER A SEVERE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER DIAGNOSIS
Trailer for documentary "Stumped" directed by Robin Berghaus. Disabled man stretching with physical therapist. https://vimeo.com/252433751
STUMPED
An extraordinary journey through tragedy, comedy and restoration
https://vimeo.com/833872337
TEACHER OF PATIENCE
After Emily Felter is diagnosed with Down syndrome, her father, paramedic Tom Felter, develops a presentation to share her story with other first responders.
Trailer for documentary "The S Word" directed by Lisa Klein. Woman taking a picture. https://vimeo.com/251373186
THE S WORD
A suicide attempt survivor is on a mission to find fellow survivors
Trailer for documentary "You See Me" directed by Linda J. Brown. Dad standing next to boat with kids by the lake in black and white. https://vimeo.com/280614544
YOU SEE ME
Forgiveness is relative
Disability Studies documentaries from GOOD DOCS