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Code of the Freaks

Original title: Code of the Freaks
Year: 2020
Running time: 68 min.
Country: United States
Director: Salome Chasnoff
Screenwriter: Susan Nussbaum, Alyson Patsavas, Carrie Sandahl
Cast: Documentary
Music: Brad Newton
Cinematography: Jerzy Rose
Producer: WPA Collective
Genre: Documentary | Disability
Synopsis: Taking its title from Tod Browning’s classic film, this radical reframing of how characters with disabilities are represented looks at a century of Hollywood favorites with a fresh perspective. Disability activists imagine a cinematic landscape that takes people with disabilities seriously.

Critics' reviews

"'Code of the Freaks' not only taxonomizes in striking detail the long list of Hollywood’s ableist sins but also defiantly does what Hollywood often refuses to do: tell unique, fully human stories"

Colleen Morrissey: Chicago Reader

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Code of the Freaks

2020

Salome Chasnoff