Is There Anybody Out There?

Is There Anybody Out There?
Screening
Is There Anybody Out There?

Event Date

Tue 19 Nov 2024

Event Time

10:00 - 11:40

Location

Everyman Barnet, Great North Road, Barnet, Barnet, EN5 1AB, England

12A

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Cost

FREE

Recommended Age Group

11+

Curriculum Subject/s

  • Performing Arts
  • PSHE Education
  • Social
  • Special Educational Needs

Accessibility:

At 26, Ella has learnt to love her body. The fact that she was born without hip joints and with very short thigh bones may have presented challenges, but it hasn’t stopped her from pursuing a career in filmmaking. Expecting her first child, she embarks on a journey to try and find others also born with her specific condition. She interviews her parents, compares notes with friends with invisible disabilities, researches the trends in surgery to ‘correct’ conditions like hers, and finally meets other individuals with very similar struggles and experiences, but entirely unique perspectives and personalities. This highly authentic, open, and engaging documentary, in which the young British filmmaker turns the camera on her own life with growing confidence, is masterclass in empowering self-narration. Through Ella’s story, we explore what ableism means and how it stubbornly lingers in society, but also how far we’ve come.

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Film title

Is There Anybody Out There?


Synopsis

At 26, Ella has learnt to love her body. The fact that she was born without hip joints and with very short thigh bones may have presented challenges, but it hasn’t stopped her from pursuing a career in filmmaking. Expecting her first child, she embarks on a journey to try and find others also born with her specific condition. She interviews her parents, compares notes with friends with invisible disabilities, researches the trends in surgery to ‘correct’ conditions like hers, and finally meets other individuals with very similar struggles and experiences, but entirely unique perspectives and personalities. This highly authentic, open, and engaging documentary, in which the young British filmmaker turns the camera on her own life with growing confidence, is masterclass in empowering self-narration. Through Ella’s story, we explore what ableism means and how it stubbornly lingers in society, but also how far we’ve come.

disablism, infrequent strong language

Director/s

Ella Glendining

Year

2023

Country of Production

United Kingdom

Genres

  • Documentary

Language

English

Duration

87 minutes

Venue name

Everyman Barnet

Address

Great North Road,
Barnet,
Barnet,
EN5 1AB

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