The New Disability Cinema: Everything Everywhere All On Screen

A look at how filmmakers are integrating disability into elevated horror, YA drama, comedy, sci-fi, documentary hybrids, and more – without making it the moral center of the story. This panel explores how genre and aesthetic choices are reshaping disability representation and subverting long-standing tropes on screen.

Speakers:

• Daisy Friedman, Writer & Director, Sundance Alumni
• Lucy McNulty, Producer, Actor and Founder of Strange Company Productions
• Ben Rosenberg, Focus On Ability Festival Impact Award Winner
• Hannah Gansert, Executive Producer, Tiny Verticals
• Jessica Orcsik, Producer, Philanthropist and CEO of Diversity Pictures