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  • “Waking the Green Sound: a dance film for the trees” by Wobbly Dance

    Listen to this post: There are so many movies in the world that I rarely watch any of them twice. I’m already so behind in watching films that have been on my list for years. But let me tell you, I happened upon a second screening of Wobbly Dance’s “Waking the Green Sound: a dance…

  • Following along “Becoming Bulletproof”

    Listen to this post: In May, I reviewed the documentary “Becoming Bulletproof.” Great film! You gotta see it. That’s why I’m writing again: to make sure you see it. In fact, you can read the film with Closed Captions and hear the film with Audio Description. There’s a few different ways to get a hold…

  • “Patient No More” from Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability

    Listen to this post: One of the dangers of awareness-raising campaigns is that once the rally, day, week, or month for a certain topic has passed, it can be forgotten. The backs on the pins break, the t-shirts fade and get holes in them, the flyers get trashed. And who has time for brain injury…

  • Gack! What do you say to someone with brain injury?

    Listen to this post: It was a few years ago. I was on location, shooting for the documentary. As usual, an interested bystander came up to ask what was going on. I gave my typical, quick answer: “We’re making a documentary about artists with traumatic brain injury. That guy over there, he had a brain…

  • Brave New Films Fellows Program

    Listen to this post: Now this is what I’ve been talking about! A paid training program with health and dental insurance and vacation time for aspiring filmmakers from marginalized and underrepresented communities. By underrepresented, I mean both as the people starring in films and also as the people making the films. If you recall from…