Crip Camp

Crip Camp

Directed by Nicole Newnham & Jim LeBrecht
Produced by Sara Bolder
Not Overcoming. Becoming.

Overview

Genre
Contemporary Issues, Cultural History, Social Issues, Minorities, and Human Rights
Synopsis

Just down the road from Woodstock, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a parallel revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers. Steeped in the humor and music of the era, Crip Camp explores the universal experience of summer camp awakenings that would transform lives and shape the future of the disability rights movement. Told from the point of view of former camper Jim LeBrecht, the film traces the journeys of campers up to the present day, in this compelling and untold story of a powerful journey towards inclusion.

Crip Camp will take viewers deep inside a revolutionary era and on a wild trip; a ride from oppression to empowerment, from infantilization to freedom - the trip of a lifetime.

Stage
in post-production
Running time
143 minutes

Credits

Production Details

Prod. Co.
Rusted Spoke Productions, LLC
Country
United States
Years of Production
2020
Locations
USA
Prod. Partners
Higher Ground Productions

Distribution Details

Release year
2020
Festivals
Sundance
Broadcast (Prod.)
Netflix
Broadcast (Acq.)
Netflix
Language
English

Photos

E1245ffbb479ebfdced6d4e1c2e4cc4a
1df2f4bde40c87a39db56073e9ebebfd

Browse documentary films on The D-Word