The defence The Auteur Devotee
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Documentary · 2020
Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.
Movie details
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
2020 Documentary 1h 47m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jim LeBrecht · Nicole Newnham
Written by
Nicole Newnham · Jim LeBrecht
Jim LeBrecht
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Lionel Je'Woodyard
Self
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Ann Cupolo Freeman
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Denise Sherer Jacobson
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Larry Allison
Self (archive footage)
Judith Heumann
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Ellie Abrashkin
Self (archive footage)
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Put Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.