Crip Camp (2020)

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.

Directors:

James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham

Writers:

James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham

Stars:

James Lebrecht, Lionel Je'Woodyard, Joseph O'Conor

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 32 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Lebrecht	...	Self - Camper
Lionel Je'Woodyard	...	Self - Counselor
Joseph O'Conor	...	Self - Counselor
Ann Cupolo Freeman	...	Self - Camper
Denise Sherer Jacobson	...	Self - Camper
Larry Allison	...	Self - Camp Director (archive footage)
Ellie Abrashkin	...	Self - Camper (archive footage)
Jean Malafronte	...	Self - Camper (archive footage)
Carl	...	Self - Camper (archive footage)
Steve Hofmann	...	Self - Counselor (archive footage)
Michael Tannenbaum	...	Self - Camper (archive footage)
Judith Heumann	...	Self (as Judy Heumann)
Howard Gutstadt	...	Self - People's Video Theater (archive footage)
Nancy Rosenblum	...	Self - Camper (archive footage)
Neil Jacobson	...	Self - Camper

Storyline

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 ...

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Plot Keywords:

civil disobedience | americans with disabilities act | summer camp | amateur footage | spina bifida | 

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Taglines:

A disability revolution.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language including sexual references

Did You Know?

Trivia

Produced by Higher Ground, Michelle and Barack Obama's production company.

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Quotes

Judith Heumann: There was a romance in the air if you wanted to experience it. I never dated outside of camp. But at Jened, you could have make-out sessions behind the bunks and different places like that.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies of 2020 (So Far) (2020)

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Soundtracks

I Love My Baby
Written by Valery Junior Boulet
Performed by Bobby Page & The Riff Raffs
Courtesy of RAM Records
By Arrangement with Fervor Records

User Reviews

Inspiring

Great movie! and a amazing way to view disabilities from people who has and theirs perspectives!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crip Camp

Filming Locations:

Hunter, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Gravy Films, Higher Ground Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1