Code of the Freaks

Directed by Salome Chasnoff

68 Min | English | United States | | Documentary
Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description
Arts, Disability Representation, Film industry, History, Media

Taking its title from Tod Browning’s classic film, this radical reframing of how characters with disabilities are represented looks at a century of Hollywood favorites with a fresh perspective. Disability activists imagine a cinematic landscape that takes people with disabilities seriously.

Past Screenings

Audio Description
Sign Language Interpretation
Open Captioning (OC)
Sign Language Interpretation
Open Captioning (OC)

Disabilities featured:

Multiple Disabilities

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