GUEST BIO

Rachel Handler (she/her) is a director, producer, writer, and actor known for her stint as Peg Leg Doris on AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire” and her award-winning Slamdance shorts “Committed” and “HOW MUCH AM I WORTH?” Other acting credits include, “New Amsterdam,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Best Foot Forward,” and “The Upside.” Handler became an amputee after a tragic car accident in 2012. She believes deeply in the power of stories to create social change and is passionate about healthcare and human rights, particularly within the disabled community. She won the AT&T Underrepresented Filmmaker Award, Best Writer, Best Awareness, and Best Actor in the Disability Film Challenge, Best International Film in Focus on Ability, and she won the Sundance Co//ab June Monthly Challenge. Handler has been accepted into the Docs in Progress/FWD Doc Fellowship, 1in4 Coalition’s writing mentorship program, Blackmagic’s All Access Collective, and the Disability Belongs Entertainment Lab.