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Film Category: Thematic
Following the cessation of policies forcing the sterilization of the intellectually disabled in the 1960’s, a new generation of intellectually disabled mothers and fathers emerged.…
MORE ›This sincere fiction film captures detailed human nuances and the subtleties of racism and hatred for the disabled. Alan Arkin plays a deaf-mute man who…
MORE ›Dr. Janoz Martin helps the mental patients at Creedmore Psychiatric Hospital “turn their vulnerabilities into weapons, through art.” He oversees the Living Museum, an annex…
MORE ›Following the hysteria caused by a single case of leprosy in 1927, the U.S. government began the forced quarantining of anyone diagnosed with the leprosy,…
MORE ›Sharon Greytak asks probing questions of her subjects (including herself), who are all disabled in some way, with everything from polio to cerebral palsy. Their…
MORE ›“This ain’t exactly your inspirational cripple story,” says Billy. Billy suffers from brain damage after being rear-ended by a car while riding his motor scooter.…
MORE ›From a series on contemporary southern writers, The Rough South of Harry Crews travels a long road of stories following the life of acclaimed author…
MORE ›In the mid-80’s, Alex Albright obtained a copy of the 1947 Pitch a Boogie Woogie. An early black film produced by Lord-Warner Pictures, Inc. and…
MORE ›In 1934 Southern textile workers took the lead in what became the largest single industry strike in the history of the U.S. Winston Salem native…
MORE ›Originally Sherman’s March was conceived as a documentary about the devastating effects of William T. Sherman’s march through the South. However, due to an unexpected…
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