disability and film

Entertainment & Culture

Quaden Bayles: bullied boy with dwarfism bags role in new Mad Max film

Quaden Bayles, a boy with dwarfism who was bullied and captured on video feeling suicidal has bagged a role in…

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10 celebrities who live with dyslexia

To mark Dyslexia Awareness Week, which takes place from the 3rd to 9th of October, we share 10 celebrities with…

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Adam Pearson will test his cooking skills on Celebrity Masterchef 2022

TV presenter, actor and disability campaigner Adam Pearson is set to test his cooking skills when he participates in Celebrity…

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5 reasons audio description is important to people with sight loss

Emma has been running a petition to make audio description available on all films, TV shows and streaming services. Emma…

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Lindsey Dryden: a disabled and queer filmmaker who is making the film industry fully accessible and inclusive for all

We speak to Lindsey Dryden about her career as a disabled and queer filmmaker, the launch of her production company…

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George Webster: first CBeebies presenter with Down’s syndrome

We speak to disabled actor and dancer George Webster who has become the first CBeebies presenter with Down's Syndrome.

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Disabled actor RJ Mitte stars in new hit film Triumph

RJ Mitte stars in new hit film Triumph, which tells the real-life story of s teenager with cerebral palsy wanting…

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Barack Obama in conversation with the stars of Crip Camp

Barack Obama speaks to the stars of Crip Camp to find out how the film has changed perceptions of disability…

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Sound of Metal: A film criticised for its representation of hearing loss to a hearing audience

Sound of Metal is a film about a heavy metal drummer who loses his hearing but is criticised for the…

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Gough: first legally blind filmmaker to create a feature film independently

We speak to an Australian blind filmmaker known as gough who made history as the first legally blind person to…

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