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Being Different

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Original title

Being Different

Year

1981

Running time

100 min.

Country

Canada

Director

Harry Rasky

Screenwriter

Harry Rasky

Cast

Music

Paul Zaza

Cinematography

Hideaki Kobayashi

Producer

Co-production Canada-United States;

Astral Bellevue Pathé, The Movie Store, Trans-Atlantic Enterprises. Distributor: Astral Films

Genre

Documentary

Synopsis

A tribute to the spirit and humanity of people who are physically different from the average: very tall and very large men and women, a bearded woman and her long-time husband, Siamese twins joined at the midsection, and several little people including actor Billy Barty. We meet some at Gibsonton, Florida, where carnival folk winter. They talk about their lives and accomplishments. The camera also goes on the road to visit a grandfather with a distinctive face, a legless mechanic from Kentucky on a second honeymoon in LA, a marathon runner and motivational speaker who has no feet, a karate student with partial limbs, and an armless, down-to-earth mom in Texas.

Awards: 1982: Genie Awards (Canada): nominated to Best Feature Length Documentary.

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Being Different

1981

Harry Rasky