Influencer and disability activist Lauren “Lolo” Spencer makes a vibrant screen debut in this humane dramatic comedy about a perpetually late medical transport driver steering a bus that’s effectively a microcosm of American society. The film follows Vic (Chris Galust) as he navigates between the caregiving needs of his Russian grandfather and his friends, en route to a funeral, and his responsibilities toward his passengers, including an outspoken young social worker with ALS (Spencer), while all roads in downtown Milwaukee divert from a Black Lives Matter protest. It’s an equally tense and uproarious experience, in the tradition of After Hours and Uncut Gems.
Fluid reflects on identity and the labels people place on one another. Ramsawakh is a disabled and nonbinary writer, activist, and podcaster who covers topics such as disability justice, sexual health, race, and gender. The film was the winner of the TVO Short Doc Contest 2019.
Inspired by filmmaker Ophira Calof’s own experience trying to be a perfect patient in an imperfect medical system, Hospital Chic is a mix of satire, silliness, and very earnest eyebrow acting.
While endometriosis is estimated to occur in 1 in every 10 menstruating humans, the condition is still under researched and underfunded. This irreverent and incisive short documents the mystery shrouding this condition and its oft-ignored symptoms. Content warning: this film contains nudity, sexual content, and graphic medical imagery.
In this immersive and darkly comedic short, a Deaf couple discusses disturbing and mysterious events amidst a crowd of oblivious hearing party-goers.
A struggling disabled actress gets a job advising a film star how to be disabled for his latest role – which might just win him a BAFTA.
Hard-headed but love-seeking millennial Kim gets more than she bargained for when her date turns up Jake, a not-quite match whose own physical disability forces her to confront her internalized feelings about her limb difference. Equal parts charming and acerbic, the film offers a complex riff on the challenges of modern life and dating while disabled.
Sometimes, things that seem simple just aren’t.
Emboldened by his recent ALS diagnosis, disability activist and lawyer Ady Barkan goes on a cross-country tour of the United States to fight for healthcare reform while holding both local and national officials accountable. A stirring look at the intersection of disability activism, grassroots organizing, and community.
What would you do if your only child died mysteriously in another country and was buried sight unseen? Following the epic 10-year journey of a Chinese couple searching for the truth behind their son’s death in Canada, what starts as a murder mystery becomes something else entirely. The film is a rare revelation of immigration, mental health and a Kafkaesque state bureaucracy at the heart of global migration.
