Still from the documentary "Bumps in the Road." Person using a wheelchair in an indoor setting with another person assisting.
Still from the documentary "Bumps in the Road." Person riding a recumbent bike on a paved path with trees in the background
Still from the documentary "Bumps in the Road." Person using a wheelchair with a mechanical arm in an indoor setting
Film poster for "Bumps in the Road'>" Various objects and a person in a wheelchair.
Still from the documentary "Bumps in the Road." Person using a wheelchair in an indoor setting with another person assisting.
Still from the documentary "Bumps in the Road." Person riding a recumbent bike on a paved path with trees in the background
Still from the documentary "Bumps in the Road." Person using a wheelchair with a mechanical arm in an indoor setting
Film poster for "Bumps in the Road'>" Various objects and a person in a wheelchair.
A visionary engineer devotes his life to revolutionizing wheelchairs, transforming the lives of people with disabilities

BUMPS IN THE ROAD

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AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER: BEST ADVOCACY DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Coronado Island Film Festival | AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD! - New York City Short Film Festival

Disability • Resilience • Adaptive Technology • Engineering • Science • Veteran


Date of Completion: 2024 | Run Time: 16 minutes | Language: English | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Co-Directors & Co-Producers: Rachel Kittner & Alex Halpern

A team of wheelchair-using tech engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are leading a movement to open up the world to the physically challenged. They take their own spiritual and physical hazards as inspiration for adaptive technology and inventions that provide the means for others to have more mobile and productive lives.

University of Pittsburgh Swanson Engineering
Smoothing Out the Bumps in the Road

AWARDS
Audience Award Winner: Best Advocacy Documentary Short | Coronado Island Film Festival
Audience Choice Award! | New York City Short Film Festival

FESTIVALS
San Francisco DocFest
Reel Abilities Pittsburgh