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Crip Camp

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

2020

James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham

Documentary

7.0

788

Documentary A look at the lives of those who attended a summer camp for disabled teenagers held just down the road from Woodstock, in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"The movie succeeds in enlightening without ever coming across as an 'eat your spinach' civics lesson (...) LeBrecht and company recognize that a little irreverence makes the journey that much more universal"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"An inspiring, lively birth-of-a-movement documentary (...) Maybe Newnham and LeBrecht don't quite know how to end the film, but there's some emotional heft to that uncertainty"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"This indispensable documentary defines what it means to call a movie 'inspiring' (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Daniel Hart Ready Steady Cut	"Infectious and inspiring, showing a grandstanding moment in history for the disability community in the USA (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"'Crip Camp' proves some success stories only grow more powerful with age, and their ability to inspire action is timeless."	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"An enlightening and inspirational look at the disabled rights movement of the 1970s (...) While the structure of the documentary is classic, what transpires is anything but expected"	POS
United States	Michael Frank Ready Steady Cut	"[It] leverages its campers and their stories to weave a narrative that is both hilarious, saddening and inspiring all at once (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"Newnham and LeBrecht deftly juggle a large cast of characters past and present, accomplishing the not-so-easy task of making all the personalities distinct"	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"This impactful film shines a light on a forgotten fight for equality (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	John Serba Decider	"[It] is earnest and inspiring without being cloying or manipulative; it’s honest, real and true, more than a little educational, exploding with empathy, spiced with melancholy, and made and presented with great affection. It might just be the movie we need to see right now."	POS
United States	Robert Abele The Wrap	"[It] tells the story of a landmark movement with verve, humor, and fiery righteousness."	POS

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