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A Celebration of Empowerment for Disabled People in Horror

Post author By Charlotte Little
Post date 11th Jun 2020
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Left to right: Millicent Simmonds plays Regan Abbott and John Krasinski plays Lee Abbott in A QUIET PLACE, from Paramount Pictures.

The horror genre flashes a sliver of potential for the representation of disabled people.

Tags disability, disability representation, horror

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The Elephant Man: 40 Years Later

Post author By Charlotte Little
Post date 21st Mar 2020
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Shot in black and white, Lynch’s historical drama explores themes of compassion, the human condition and man’s inhumanity to man.

Tags 4K, adam pearson, anthony hopkins, Atypical, david lynch, disability, disability representation, john hurt, joseph merrick, special, the elephant man, under the skin, wonder