Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
Crip Camp
Directed by
James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham
Produced by James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham, and Sara Bolder
Written by James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham
Produced by James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham, and Sara Bolder
Written by James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham
With:
James Lebrecht, Judith Heumann, Lionel Je'Woodyard, Joseph O'Conor, Ann Cupolo Freeman, Denise Sherer Jacobson, Larry Allison, Ellie Abrashkin, Jean Malafronte, Carl, Steve Hofmann, Michael Tannenbaum, and Neil Jacobson
Cinematography:
Tom Kaufman, Vicente Franco, Mario Furloni, Justin Schein, and Jon Shenk
Editing: Eileen Meyer, Andrew Gersh, and Mary Lampson
Music: Bear McCreary
Editing: Eileen Meyer, Andrew Gersh, and Mary Lampson
Music: Bear McCreary
Runtime:
106 min
Release Date: 25 March 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 25 March 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Though it doesn’t really explore the history or inner workings of its titular subject, nor delve deeply into how the destinies of several key disability rights activists were shaped by their teenage experiences at this hippy sleep-away camp for the handicapped, Lebrecht and Newnham's joyful documentary creates a vivid and vital history of an all too overlooked aspect of the Civil Rights Movement—how the Americans With Disabilities Act came into law.