A LIFE LIKE THIS
Film Poster for "A Life Like This". An index card with the title written in sharpie.
A LIFE LIKE THIS
Film Poster for "A Life Like This". An index card with the title written in sharpie.
The stories of four outsider artists with disabilities who create without pretension or boundaries

A LIFE LIKE THIS

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BEST SOCIAL IMPACT FILM - Reading Film Festival DEAI AWARD - Thomas Edison Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Weyauwega International Film Festival

Disability Arts • Painting • Sculpture • Outsider Art • Creativity •  Mental & Physical Health • Art Therapy • Diversity & Neurodiversity

Date of Completion: 2023 | Run Time: 43 minutes​​ | Language: English | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: James Hollenbaugh

A documentary portrait highlighting the lived experiences and creative work of four outsider artists working and living with disability in Central Pennsylvania. A LIFE LIKE THIS delves into the personal stories of Malcolm Corley, Adam Musser, Sybil Roe Thompson and David Nolt, who create without pretension or boundaries to communicate and express the myriad ways art shapes and impacts their lives. Many artists with physical and mental disabilities consistently face discrimination, inequity, and underexposure at both local and national levels. This film aims to de-stigmatize this underrepresented demographic of artists while lifting up the beauty and value of their art. 

Aniya Faulcon | WITF
"Lancaster artist shares how he uses art to overcome his disability, upcoming documentary by F&M artist tells his story and others"

Kevin Stairker | LancasterOnline
"Lancaster artists with disabilities highlighted in documentary 'A Life Like This'

AWARDS
Best Social Impact Award
| Reading Film Festival
DEAI Award
| Thomas Edison Film Festival

FILM FESTIVALS
Weyauwega International Film Festival
Champion Film Salon International Film Festival

SCREENINGS
Franklin & Marshall College Social Practice & Community Engagement Residency Selection
Millersville University
The National Gallery of Art: Best of the 2024 Thomas Edison Film Festival