WHEELCHAIR USERS TELL THEIR STORIES
IN ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARIES
If there was a Mount Rushmore of disabled filmmakers, James LeBrecht would be on it.
The longtime disability rights activist and founder of Berkeley Sound Artists has done sound design work for over 145 films — including as re-recording mixer for Move Me — with a particular focus on documentaries.
The New York native, who has spina
bifida, co-directed Crip Camp, the award-winning 2020 documentary about
the birth of the disability rights movement.
James LeBrecht’s passion for film and documentaries inspired him to co-found
Filmakers with Disabilities – Documentary, a nonprofit that seeks to increase
visibility, support, access and opportunities for deaf, disabled and
neurodiverse filmmakers.
FWD-Doc is modeled after successful startup film
advocacy groups launched by and for women of color.
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