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Code of the freaks /

Code of the freaks / Container subtitle: Story of Hollywood's exploitation of disability. , United States - 1 videodisc (68 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Wide screen. Special features: Additional interviews.

Cinematographer, Jerzy Rose ; editor, Jerzy Rose ; music, Brad Newton. Cinematographer, Jerzy Rose ; editor, Jerzy Rose ; music, Brad Newton.

Featuring, Lawrence Carter-Long, Candace Coleman, Mike Ervin, Mat Fraser, Timotheus "TJ" Gordon Jr., Tsehaye Geralyn Hebert, Tommy Heffron, Riva Lehrer, Tekki Lomnicki, Susan Nussbaum, Alyson Patsavas, Carrie Sandahl, Crom Saunders.

Using hundreds of clips spanning over 100 years of moviemaking, and a cast of disabled artists, scholars, and activists, it's a scorching critique of some of Hollywood's most beloved characters. This revelatory documentary investigates the power of movie imagery to shape the beliefs and behaviors of the general public toward disabled people, and of disabled people toward themselves.

Rating: Not rated.


DVD; NTSC; region 1; wide screen (1.78:1 ; 16:9) presentation; Doby audio 2.0 stereo.


In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); audio description.

738329249342

K24934 Kino Lorber


People with disabilities in motion pictures--History.
Disabilities in motion pictures--History.
People with disabilities--Social conditions.
People with disabilities--Public opinion.
Social integration.
Disabilities in motion pictures.
People with disabilities in motion pictures.
People with disabilities--Public opinion.
People with disabilities--Social conditions.
Social integration.


Feature films.
Documentary films.
Film clips.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Documentary films.
Film clips.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

PN1995.9.H34 / C63 2020

791.43/63527