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Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is a 2020 American documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Nicole Newnham and James LeBrecht. Barack and Michelle Obama served as executive producers under their Higher Ground Productions banner.
In the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutionalization. Camp Jened, a ramshackle camp “for the handicapped” (a term no longer used) in the Catskills, exploded those confines.
CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Full Feature | Netflix - YouTube. 0:00 / 1:46:42. On the heels of Woodstock, a group of teen campers are inspired to join the fight for disability civil...
- 107 min
- 687.9K
- Netflix
A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality. Watch trailers & learn more.
Mar 25, 2020 · Crip Camp is a Netflix film that tells the story of a summer camp for teenagers with disabilities in the 1970s, and how it sparked a landmark movement for civil rights. The film features interviews with former campers, archival footage, and music from the era.
- (8.3K)
- Documentary, History
- James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham
- 2020-03-25
Mar 5, 2021 · Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed in a summer camp for teens with disabilities, transforming their lives & igniting a movement. CRIP CAMP co-directors Nicole Newnham and...
- 13 min
- 1964
- Oscars
A documentary about a summer camp for teenagers with disabilities that sparked a disability rights movement in the 1970s. Learn how Camp Jened in the Catskills and Berkeley, California, shaped the lives and activism of former campers.
