Shameless: The Art of Disability
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| Directed by | Bonnie Sherr Klein |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Shameless: The ART of Disability is a documentary film by Bonnie Sherr Klein about persons with disabilities. Produced in 2006 by the National Film Board of Canada, it is Klein's first film since a catastrophic stroke in 1987 left her a quadriplegic. The film explores disability culture and the transformational power art has for people with disabilities.[1][2]
Klein is featured in the film, along with fellow artists with disabilities Catherine Frazee, a poet and writer; humourist David Roche; dancer and choreographer Geoff McMurchy; and writer and artist Persimmon Blackbridge. Vancouver musician Veda Hille contributed music for the film.[1][3][4]
Klein gathers these artists for a pyjama party where they explore Hollywood stereotypes of people with disabilities. The artists decide to meet a year later at Vancouver's Kickstart Festival with the intent of creating their own images of disability.[1][4]
The film is set mainly in British Columbia, in Vancouver, Roberts Creek and Hornby Island, with brief sequences in San Francisco and Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c Klein, Bonnie Sherr (2006). "SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability". Collections. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability". Vancouver: DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ a b Brymer, Lois (June 8, 2007). "Shameless: The ART of Disability". Canadian Materials. XIII (21). Manitoba Library Association.
- ^ a b Woolley, Pieta (May 18, 2006). "Shameless disability". Georgia Straight. Vancouver. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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