Month: October 2012

  • Personal stories, not education

    Listen to this post: Cynthia, my filmmaker, was talking with some fans of documentary film. When she told one this new project will be focused on artists with brain injuries, here was the response she got: “Oh! So it’s going to be an educational film?” Well… not really. She explained it’ll be a documentary with…

  • Disability stereotypes

    Listen to this post: In an earlier post I wrote about what it means to tell someone else’s story. Here’s a little follow-up. Check out this site: http://www.accessuvic.ca/student-accessibility-issues8.html. This link goes to their list of top ten stereotypes of disabled people. It even gives examples for each type of stereotype. Wow! I got a kick…

  • Have compassion

    Listen to this post: I had a great conversation with friends today. We watched and talked about my film, “Friending with Brain Injury!”. It was a great discussion. One person asked what I want folks without brain injuries to take away from my films. Great question. I wish I could have thought of an answer…