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CRIP CAMP – Review by Martha K Baker

March 29, 2020March 31, 2020 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments Camp Jened, crip camp, documentaries, James Lebrecht, Judy Heumann, nicole newnham

The subtitle for the excellent documentary, “Crip Camp,” now running on Netflix, is A Disability Revolution. That means a lot. Yes, the film begins with a camp in upstate New York that welcomed the disabled, but the film, like the camp, opened to wider possibilities. The subtitle speaks eloquently to that revolution.

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CRIP CAMP – Review by Susan Granger

March 16, 2020March 22, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments barak obsma, crip camp, documentary, higher ground, jim lebrecht, nicole newnham

In 1971, when theatrical/film sound designer Jim LeBrecht was 15, he spent an extraordinary summer at an experimental camp for disabled kids. After sharing his memories with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Nicole Newnham, they decided to make a movie. Of course, they had no idea that final funding would come from Higher Ground, the production company run by Barack and Michelle Obama.