The star of this year’s Easterseals Disability Film Challenge was Sommer Carbuccia, an amputee filmmaker whose comedy Mac & Cheese won three of the five major awards.
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Tag: Disability Film Challenge
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Amputees at the Movies: John Lawson Flips the Script
We thought John Lawson looked awfully familiar when we saw his mug in Variety the other day. Turns out we weren’t imagining it: He made a cameo appearance in this newsletter a few months ago, as the director and star of a satirical short in this year’s Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. A bilateral below-elbow amputee for...
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Six-Pack of Short Movies by Amputees
Amputee filmmaker Adam Bowes scored a slot at the prestigious Aspen Shortsfest. Six other limb-difference directors shine in the Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge.
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Disability Film Challenge: Amputee Filmmakers
Finalists from this year’s Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge are due to be announced on Saturday, August 8, and the winners will be unveiled a week from tomorrow. That gives you a few more days to watch all the contenders while the outcome’s in suspense. We encourage you to watch as many entries as possible,...