TagDisability in Film

The image shows a young American male in his 20s of Indian American descent, with brown skin and black hair. He is sitting at a desk with a laptop open in front of him with some books on the side of the table. The laptop has the word Berkeley on it as does the brown t-shirt he is wearing. Behind him on the wall are college banners and posters with words like Cal, Golden Bears, and catchy phrases like, Bear Den, enter at your own risk.

Posted February 6, 2021 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

A Boy Like Me

A Boy Like Me Hari Srinivasan One morning in late November 2020, I woke up to find that my rather modest twitter account had somehow gained around 1500 followers … Continue Reading A Boy Like Me

[left] Alex, an above the knee amputee, poses joyously in a monochromatic light blue outfit and a dark blue bandana around his neck. Balancing on his crutches, he beams looking off into the distance with his dark brown, wavy hair framing his face. [right] Photograph of Karen Nakamura (an asian american woman with short hair) holding her service dog Momo, a grey and white beagle. The photograph is studio quality.

Posted May 4, 2020 Podcast

Ep 76: Film Festivals

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_76_final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Today’s episode is about film festivals and I speak with … Continue Reading Ep 76: Film Festivals

Posted March 9, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Yes, It Is About Disability: Reflections on Disability and Media Criticism After Sundance 2020

Yes, It Is About Disability: Reflections on Disability and Media Criticism After Sundance 2020 Laura Dorwart *Editor’s note from Alice Wong: full disclosure–I am working as a consultant for Netflix … Continue Reading Yes, It *Is* About Disability: Reflections on Disability and Media Criticism After Sundance 2020

Posted July 29, 2018 Podcast

Ep 30: Film Criticism

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/30_Ep_30_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about film criticism with two disabled film critics, … Continue Reading Ep 30: Film Criticism

Posted January 15, 2018 Podcast

Ep 16: Disabled Filmmakers

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_16_Disabled_Filmmakers.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSThere are plenty of documentaries about disabled people but very few … Continue Reading Ep 16: Disabled Filmmakers

Aqua blue graphic with the black text centered that reads: #FilmDis Twitter Chat, 20th Anniversary of Gattaca & Human Gene Editing Today, February 18, 2017 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern, @dominickevans @DisVisibility @C_G_S @longmoreinst @DREDF On the lower-left hand corner is a black icon of a female human, male human, and a child standing next to one another with a double helix underneath. On the lower-right hand corner is a black icon that shows test tubes and a microscope.

Posted February 3, 2017 DVP News and Events

2/18 #FilmDis Chat: 20th Anniversary of #Gattaca & Human Gene Editing

#FilmDis Twitter Chat 20th Anniversary of Gattaca & Human Gene Editing Today Saturday, February 18, 2017 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern Truth *is* stranger than fiction. Join Alice … Continue Reading 2/18 #FilmDis Chat: 20th Anniversary of #Gattaca & Human Gene Editing

Aqua blue graphic with black text centered that reads: #FilmDis Twitter Chat “Split” & Mental Health Saturday, January 14, 2017 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern Co-Hosts: Dominick Evans @dominickevans and Alice Wong @DisVisibility

Posted January 5, 20174 Comments DVP News and Events

1/14: #FilmDis & DVP Twitter chat on “Split” & Mental Health

#FilmDis Twitter Chat “Split” & Mental Health Saturday, January 14, 2017 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern Co-Hosts: Dominick Evans @dominickevans and Alice Wong @DisVisibility The Disability Visibility Project™ is proud … Continue Reading 1/14: #FilmDis & DVP Twitter chat on “Split” & Mental Health