Filmmaker Ella Glendining asks: "What does it take to love yourself fiercely as a disabled person in a non-disabled world?" Born with a rare disability, Ella Glendining searches the world for another person with a body that looks like hers. In the process, she challenges society’s ableist assumptions and demonstrates the infectious joy that can come from accepting ourselves and bodies and lives - just as they are.
Is There Anybody Out There?
Synopsis
Born with a rare disability, director Ella Glendining goes on a global search for someone with a body that looks like hers. In this deeply personal and disarmingly honest documentary, she experiences a number of surprises, discovers the experience of being pregnant, and demonstrates an infectious joy for her body and life as it is. Is There Anybody Out There? challenges lazy ableist assumptions, and reminds the viewer to question the way we see others, tugging at our biases and exploring Ella's journey as she asks: "what it takes to love yourself fiercely as a disabled person in a non-disabled world?"
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October 10, 2024
September 30, 2024
Credits
Ella Glendining
Director
Janine Marmot
Producer