Category: Disabled
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Short Film Review “Take Me Home” Cognitive disability and the power of simply wishing to move forward on full display with stirring, awareness-raising soul
The power to function. As people, we are richly blessed to have the wide ranging scope of what we can accomplish…physically and mentally…that aid in everything we desire to strive for and, ideally, accomplish. However, what if someone was experiencing daily life with these elements….only in a more muted manner?
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The Unbreakable Boy—Changing people’s day with a smile
What makes a person different, and who is considered normal? Based on a true story, The Unbreakable Boy follows the life of Austin LeRette, a young boy with autism and osteogenesis imperfecta, as he navigates daily life with optimism and resilience.
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Sirāt: No Lesson to Learn
The one-way journey went to the desert that refused to offer an answer or a transcendence.
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Bring Her Back: the Psychological Threat and How to Grieve Properly
The external threat invaded the domestic environment at the most valuable moment: grieving.
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The Grainy Landscape, Worn-Out Household, and Remembering the Past in 28 Years Later
How do zombie films shine new light in the post-Covid and post-Brexit era?
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‘Cyrano’ (2022): A Bittersweet Tale of Unrequited Love and Self-Acceptance
This modern update of the beloved classic swaps Cyrano’s signature pronounced nose for achondroplasia, for a different vision that still retains the original’s essence.
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‘Joker’ (2019)
Joker is a compelling, character-driven, psychological tale that has a message behind the madness.
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‘The Healing Powers of Dude’ (2020)
This Netflix TV series is perfect for animal lovers as it is centered on human-dog bonding.
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‘Feel The Beat’
April, a professional dancer, reluctantly trains a group of girls at a dance school for the dance competition.
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Trans Allegories in Film: ‘Nimona’ (2023)
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my reading will reveal, ‘Nimona’ could be interpreted as a transgender story.