Defiant Lives

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Defiant Lives

Directed by Sarah Barton • 2018 • 84 min

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Related Disabilities

Multiple Disabilities

Accessibility

✓ Open Captions✓ Audio Description

Film Information

Weaving together never-before-seen archival footage with reflective interviews and the personal stories of men and women with disabilities as they fought for independence and control over their lives, Defiant Lives details the rise of the disability rights movement in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S.

Genre

documentary

Language

English

Country

Australia

Year

2018

Cast & Crew

Director: Sarah Barton

Q&A with director Sarah Barton, Director of Communications at DREDF, Lawrence Carter-Long, and songwriter and founder of Direct Action Network Johnny Credcendo, actor Danny Woodbaum, and comedian Maysoon Zayid

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