3 Presentations in one Big Day

On January 27th 2020,  I did 3 presentations about Crip Video Productions films with members of my cast. John Diodato and I did the first regular presentation together where we discussed Cerebral Palsy, IEPs, the Moro Reflex as it relates to Cerebral Palsy, and diabetes. One student asked how large my fanbase was. I told her about my various fans from India, The Netherlands, Canada, Italy and Ghana Africa. One person asked why some people with disabilities may be offended if they are called inspiring so I tried my best to explain “Inspiration P#rn” as a term and the difference between good and bad forms of inspiration.  One disabled student said he loved acting and was kind enough to offer his services to Crip Video Productions future projects. 

This disabled student ended up coming with us to film the first of 2 video recorded presentations for the TV show created by Professor Mary Lynn Navarro of Kingsborough Community College titled “Students TALK”. https://cripvideoproductions.tumblr.com/post/189108164086/video-interview https://cripvideoproductions.tumblr.com/post/189483544466/video-interview-2 

 Tim Snoha, John Diodato, Izabela Ginda, Betty Lewin and myself from “A Stroke Of Endurance” participated as well as Daniel Liriano from the films “Only Those Who Limp Allowed” and “Crips Not Creeps”. It was so nice to have my actors input. We had a mix of my disabled and able bodied performers presenting together in a panel with a documentary like style. Many of the questions were either disability or media related like what movies we liked, and how we met each other. Some of the actors talked about how they originally found my casting calls for my films on this blog. Tim Snoha mentioned “Inclusion In The Arts” which has since been disbanded and shut down unfortunately. 

During the second of the video recorded presentations for “Students Talk” we got into a more serious discussion of instances where my actors had been discriminated against for being disabled, instances where my able bodied performers saw disabled people they knew having their privacy violated, and what each performer thought of terms like “Differently Abled” and “Disabled”. Some of the answers surprised me, I learned a lot of good new things, and I was reminded how wonderful it was to work with these individuals! Some of the student audience shared their own disability related experiences and  really connected well with us.

Super special thanks to Mary Lynn Navarro, Tim Snoha, John Diodato, Izabela Ginda, Betty Lewin, and Daniel Liriano as well as everyone else involved in all the presenations for such a fabulous experience! 

See our tumblr page to view photos from that day. 

Please note: "Students Talk" has NOT been released yet. "Students TALK" is NOT owned by Crip Video Productions!

May 20th 2019 screening and Tim Snoha

On May 20th 2019 I screened the film “A Stroke Of Endurance” http://cripvideoproductions.com/astrokeofendurance.php for 2 more college classes related to sociology. I introduced the film and told the class I wrote the film partly to spread the message that disabled people are NOT better off dead. 

The response was hugely positive during the 2 Q&As. It was a ton of fun! The students had great questions and comments as always about what CP was and the production process. One student told me they found the film inspiring. Another student asked me how we got permission to shoot the film at the location where it was shot. One student asked how the actor who played Professor Ben was able to re create the stroke so well. They loved the actor Tim Snoha, who played the character with the stroke!  “He’s just a darn good, super talented actor!!” I said. Then I explained how a woman with a stroke had been involved and gave input on Professor Ben’s character to make his movements and emotions more realistic, then the actors followed my instructions really well and brought some of their own disability experience into the performance. Yet another student asked if I was trying to change the conversation on disability. One student asked what Cerebral Palsy was and if Cerebral Palsy was painful. I explained it depended on the person with CP but arthritis was common. Then this person commented that they liked how one of Professor Ben’s biggest fears was losing the ability to work. After the screening a student told me they liked how truthful the film was. 

I was given full permission by the professor to make this blog post! Special thanks to the professor for inviting me and I hope to do it again!  

Again if you are a professor and/or teacher and want to use our films as a teaching tool please contact us via our website contact page. 

In other news the actor Tim Snoha who played Professor Ben in our film "A Stroke Of Endurance" got a role in another short film called "Highly Recommended" as a character who is murdered. Here's the trailer https://vimeo.com/309203630   If you are in NYC you can view "Highly Recommended" as part of a film festival on June 1st 2019. Time and address here https://www.nyshorts.net/copy-of-film-program-4  We are so proud of you Tim! Congratulations! PLEASE NOTE: "Highly Recommended" is NOT affiliated with Crip Video Productions. "Highly Recommended" is copyrighted to its original owners. 

"A Stroke Of Endurance" featured on Stroke Survivor Blog

We are taking a break from posting our 2018 archives to share some exciting current news from our google plus page and email list that was released around January 15th 2019.

https://www.stromies.com/blog/guest-blog-margot-of-stroke-of-endurance

A fan of our film “A Stroke Of Endurance” http://cripvideoproductions.com/astrokeofendurance.php who is a stroke survivor, recommended a podcast about The Stromies https://strokecast.com/2018/12/21/episode-045-meet-the-stromies/ and the The Stromies Blog to Crip Video Productions. Then The Stromies kindly allowed our director Margot Cole to do a post about “A Stroke Of Endurance” for their blog about how the film specifically relates to stroke survivors. Super Special thanks to the wonderful ladies at The Stromies!
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Our wonderful actor Tim Snoha who played Professor Ben in our film "A Stroke Of Endurance" was featured in a UnitedHealthcare insurance ad with a message about disability which you can watch for free here https://www.ispot.tv/ad/I1a1/unitedhealthcare-dual-complete-plan-more-benefits#
We hope the link plays properly. Congratulations Tim! We are so proud of you!

Our actor Tim Snoha from “A Stroke Of Endurance” is getting press from Disabled In Action along with press for our article for The Stromies via Facebook. For more info see here on our google plus page!

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