Throwdown Thursday
Throwdown Thursday is a weekly show centered around the characters in the films, books, TV, comics and more that we love, and love to hate! Patsy the Angry Nerd and Ashes von Nitemare talk-along with an occasional guest- about what impact that week's c...
6 years ago

TTP #144 - CinemAbility: The Gold Standard

<p>This week Patsy and Ashes welcome writer/ director/ filmmaker Jenni Gold to talk about her film CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion, which is all about the representation of disabled people in film. They discuss the various struggles facing actors wi...

This week Patsy and Ashes welcome writer/ director/ filmmaker Jenni Gold to talk about her film CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion, which is all about the representation of disabled people in film. They discuss the various struggles facing actors with disabilities, the stereotypes, misconceptions and other obstacles people with disabilities must overcome just to get work, as well as how people with disabilities have been portrayed over the years. They also talk about "The Gold Test" and the standards it strives to maintain in the movie world. All this plus some interesting looks into Jenni's own experiences, and a preview of upcoming episodes!