Summaries

Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement.

In the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutionalization. Camp Jened, a ramshackle camp "for the handicapped" in the Catskills, exploded those confines. Jened was their freewheeling Utopia, a place with summertime sports, smoking and makeout sessions awaiting everyone, and campers who felt fulfilled as human beings. Their bonds endured as they migrated West to Berkeley, California - a promised land for a growing and diverse disability community - where friends from Camp Jened realized that disruption and unity might secure life-changing accessibility for millions. Co-directed by Emmy®-winning filmmaker Nicole Newnham and film mixer and former camper Jim LeBrecht, this joyous and exuberant documentary arrives the same year as the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, at a time when the country's largest minority group still battles daily for the freedom to exist. CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION is executive produced by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama; Tonia Davis and Priya Swaminathan; Oscar® nominee Howard Gertler and Ray Lifchez, Jonathan Logan and Patty Quillin; LeBrecht, Newnham and Sara Bolder produce.—Netflix

Details

Keywords
  • summer camp
  • civil disobedience
  • americans with disabilities act
  • amateur footage
  • spina bifida
Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Mar 24, 2020
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Hunter, New York, USA
Production companies Higher Ground Productions Good Gravy Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

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