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Miss Amazing

From Kanopy:

"Every year over 140 hopeful young girls and women from across America come together for one very special event: The National Miss Amazing Pageant, for girls with physical or learning disabilities.

Join 17-year old Abigail Manery as she prepares for and travels to the national finals in Chicago and eagerly awaits not only the chance to compete for a crown and trophy, but also the opportunity to find what she has been looking for her whole life: a real friend. This is a heartwarming documentary about the power of community, celebration and empowerment and the acknowledgment of beauty and value in all people."

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Defiant Lives: The Rise Of The Disability Rights Movement

From Kanopy:

"A triumphant film that traces the origins of the world-wide disability rights movement. It tells the stories of the individuals who bravely put their lives on the line to create a better world where everyone is valued and can participate.

Featuring interviews and rarely seen archival footage, the film reveals how these activists fought to live outside of institutions, challenged the stigmas and negative image of disability portrayed by the media, demanded access to public transportation, and battled to reframe disability rights as a social responsibility relevant to us all.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Vigo Inclusion Film Festival. Official Selection at the Sydney Film Festival."

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Jerk

From Kanopy:

"Tim has cerebral palsy, which means that people judge him, and his crumpled tissue of a body. But usually they judge him wrongly. Because what they don't realise is that inside that severely disabled, fragile body is a bit of an asshole. Tim knows he makes people uncomfortable - he does it on purpose. He knows his cerebral palsy means he can get away with saying and doing what others can't. Like faking it as a refugee, making a disabled nemesis and offending his new colleagues at a greeting cards company, Tim becomes the master of his own downfall and it's left to his friends Idris, and Ruth, his indifferent care worker, to get him out of all the disastrous situations he gets himself into."

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You Can’t Ask That - Canada

From Kanopy:

"YOU CAN’T ASK THAT is a documentary series that confronts prejudices and break down taboos in our society in an authentic and relatable way. Each episode asks a group of Canadians who live with different disabilities the awkward, inappropriate or uncomfortable questions they hear all the time with honesty."

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Running With Crutches

From Kanopy:

"The COVID-19 pandemic began a new era of uncertainty. One person, Veyd, is still standing albeit with the aid of crutches, observing the chaos of past and present from his effective incarceration. Being physically vulnerable, Veyd has been ‘shielded', totally isolated, in suburban London for the previous six months. He will continue to be so - imprisoned indefinitely, or at least until it is safe for him to leave which won't be anytime soon. Somehow, he still believes the future is bright. Cinematically bold and intellectually mesmerizing, RUNNING WITH CRUTCHES is an exploration of the line between drama and documentary in the worst of times and the best of times, and a powerful reflection on living with disabilities in the midst of a national health crisis."