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Shameless the art of disability

Klein, Bonnie Sherr. (Added Author). Friesen, Tracey. (Added Author). Blackbridge, Persimmon, 1951- (Added Author). Frazee, Catherine. (Added Author). McMurchy, Geoffrey. (Added Author). Roche, David. (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada (Added Author). Persimmon Blackbridge, Catherine Frazee, Geoffrey McMurchy, David Roche. (Cast).

Summary: Director Bonnie Sherr Klein (Not a Love Story, and Speaking Our Peace) has been a pioneer of women's cinema and an inspiration to a generation of filmmakers around the world. This program marks Klein's return to a career interrupted by a catastrophic stroke in 1987. Always the activist, she now turns the lens on the world of disability culture, and ultimately, the transformative power of art. Joining Klein are a group of artists with diverse (dis)abilities. Humourist David Roche is taking his one man show, The Church of 80% Sincerity, to New York's off-Broadway. Poet and scholar Catherine Frazee is navigating a jam-packed schedule of teaching and speaking engagements. Dancer, choreographer and impresario Geoff McMurchy is organizing KickstART, an international festival of disability art. Sculptor and writer Persimmon Blackbridge is creating mixed media portraits from 'meaningful junk'.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
v[sound recording]deorecording (DVD)
videodisc
1 DVD-video (72 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a documentary in 2006.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Lara Mazur; cinematographer, Kirk Tougas; composer, Veda Hille; additional direction, Anne Wheeler.
Participant or Performer Note:	Persimmon Blackbridge, Catherine Frazee, Geoffrey McMurchy, David Roche.
System Details Note:	DVD-R.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, classroom, library. Restrictions: no ILL.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.