Code of the Freaks, a feature-length documentary, is a radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in film. Hollywood continues to crank out all the old disability clichés and hollow inspirational narratives – what disability activists call “inspiration porn” – that have served so well for more than a century. Code of the Freaks (the title is a line from Tod Browning’s 1932 classic Freaks) counters these formulaic entertainments with a powerful corrective: it dares to imagine a cinematic landscape that takes disabled people seriously and offers audiences an example of what it means to center the voices of disabled people. Film will be presented with closed captioning. Please contact micky_brown@ucsb.edu if you have any questions regarding accessibility for this event. 1 hour, 6 minutes.
Co- Sponsors: CODE (Commission on Disability Equity)
