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Defiant Lives

Directed by Sarah Barton

83 Min | English | Australia | 2018 | Documentary
disabilities,disability rights,documentary,personal lives,social issues | Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description
Producer: Liz Burke | Writer: Sarah Barton | North American Premiere
Disability Rights, History, Politics, Social issues

Weaving together never-before-seen archival footage with reflective interviews and the personal stories of men and women with disabilities, Defiant Lives details the rise of the disability rights movement in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S.

Past Screenings

Free
Defiant Lives | Monday Mar 12, 2018 | 6:00 PM | City College of New YorkThe AccessAbility Center
Wheelchair Seating
Accessible Print
Access for service animals
Open Captioning (OC)
Free
Defiant Lives | Friday Mar 9, 2018 | 12:30 PM | LIU PostHumanities Hall, Rm 119
Wheelchair Seating
Access for service animals
Open Captioning (OC)
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Defiant Lives | Thursday Mar 8, 2018 | 1:00 PM | Baruch Performing Arts Center
Wheelchair Seating
Access for service animals
Open Captioning (OC)

Disabilities featured:

Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Illness, Hearing Loss and Deafness, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Disability, Speech and Language Disorders, Vision Loss and Blindness

Defiant Lives

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ReelAbilities Chicago, ILReelAbilities Film Festival: New YorkReelAbilities Toronto, CANADA
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