Crip Camp Explained

Crip Camp
Music:Bear McCreary
Cinematography:Justin Schein
Distributor:Netflix
Runtime:108 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

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.[1]

Crip Camp had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2020, where it won the Audience Award. It was released on March 25, 2020, by Netflix and received acclaim from critics.[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3]

Premise

Crip Camp starts in 1971 at Camp Jened, a summer camp in New York described as a "loose, free-spirited camp designed for teens with disabilities". Starring Larry Allison, Judith Heumann, James LeBrecht, Denise Sherer Jacobson, and Stephen Hofmann, the film focuses on those campers who became activists in the disability rights movement and follows their fight for accessibility legislation.

Production

The idea to make the film about Camp Jened started "with an offhand comment at lunch."[4] LeBrecht had worked with Newnham for 15 years as a co-director. LeBrecht was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair to get around. He had never seen a documentary related to his "life's work as a disability rights advocate". At the end of the lunch meeting, LeBrecht told Newnham, "You know, I've always wanted to see this film made about my summer camp", and she replied, "Oh, that's nice, why?" Newnham told The Guardian, "then he completely blew my mind" explaining why he wanted to make this film. Newnham said:[5]

Release

Crip Camp had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2020.[6] [7] The film was released on March 25, 2020, by Netflix.[8] It was set to be released in a limited release the same day, but the theatrical release was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads: "As entertaining as it is inspiring, Crip Camp uses one group's remarkable story to highlight hope for the future and the power of community."[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 86 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[11]

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote, "this indispensable documentary defines what it means to call a movie 'inspiring'."[12] Justin Chang wrote for The Los Angeles Times that the film "delivers an appreciably blunt message".[13] Benjamin Lee of The Guardian wrote, "this impactful film shines a light on a forgotten fight for equality".[14] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "My only hope is that the confrontational title and the Obama branding don't scare some viewers away from a story that is truly non-partisan, humane and significant".[15] Peter Debruge wrote for Variety that the film "proves to be the most educational for those born into a post-ADA world, a world of self-opening doors and accessible bathroom stalls and ramps that take wheelchairs into consideration".[16]

Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair wrote, "The spirit of revolution—righteously angry yet full of bonhomie, demanding but generous in its reach—is alive and well in the film. As, one hopes, it is everywhere else".[17] Carlos Ríos Espinosa of Human Rights Watch wrote, "The film made me realize the importance of building spaces for people with disabilities to organize".[18] Katie Rife of The A.V. Club wrote, "[the film] will serve as an enlightening look at how much has changed in the past 50 years".[19] Jake Coyle writing for The Washington Post wrote, "[the film] has a specific starting point but it unfolds as a broader chronicle of a decades-long fight for civil rights—one that has received less attention than other 20th century struggles for equity".[20]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Crip Camp!Year!Award!Category!Result!.
2020Sundance Film FestivalAudience Award[21]
Grand Jury Prize
Miami International Film FestivalBest Documentary[22]
Zeno Mountain Award
Critics' Choice AwardBest Documentary Feature[23]
2021International Documentary AssociationBest Feature[24]
Hollywood Music in Media AwardsBest Original Score in a Documentary[25]
Independent Spirit AwardsBest Documentary Feature[26] [27]
Academy AwardsBest Documentary Feature[28]
Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award[29] [30]
Austin Film Critics AssociationBest Documentary[31]
Peabody AwardsDocumentary honoree[32]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. An Obamas-Produced Doc Takes Viewers Inside the Birth of the Disability Rights Movement. Time. en. 2020-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325210709/https://time.com/5809758/crip-camp-review/. 2020-03-25. live.
  2. Web site: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. Rotten Tomatoes. en.
  3. https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021 2021|Oscars.org
  4. News: Horton. Adrian. 'It blew my mind': the incredible story of Netflix's feelgood Crip Camp. 2020-03-25. The Guardian. 2020-03-26. en-GB. 0261-3077. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325203244/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/25/incredible-story-of-netflix-feelgood-crip-camp-it-blew-my-mind. 2020-03-25. live.
  5. Web site: The disability community has a lot to teach a world in crisis, say the directors of Crip Camp. Wilkinson. Alissa. 2020-03-25. Vox. en. 2020-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325223220/https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/3/25/21192859/crip-camp-netflix-streaming-interview. 2020-03-25. live.
  6. Web site: Crip Camp. Sundance Film Festival. June 13, 2020. March 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210327022122/https://www.sundance.org/projects/crip-camp. dead.
  7. Web site: Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama. The Hollywood Reporter. Tatiana. Siegel. December 4, 2019. June 13, 2020.
  8. Web site: 'Crip Camp' Trailer: Sundance Audience Winner Charts History of Disability Rights Movement. IndieWire. Jude. Dry. March 11, 2020. June 13, 2020.
  9. Web site: Film academy considers Oscar eligibility rules change with coronavirus theater closings. Los Angeles Times. Glenn. Whipp. March 20, 2020. June 13, 2020.
  10. Web site: Crip Camp (2020). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326044158/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crip_camp. 2020-03-26. live.
  11. Web site: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution Reviews . . July 30, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326044157/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/crip-camp-a-disability-revolution. 2020-03-26. live.
  12. 'Crip Camp' Review: Netflix Doc Revisits Ground Zero for Disability Rights Movement. Travers. Peter. 2020-03-25. Rolling Stone. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326045049/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/crip-camp-movie-review-netflix-971146/. 2020-03-26. 2020-03-26.
  13. Web site: Review: Netflix's 'Crip Camp' chronicles the birth of the disability rights movement. 2020-03-24. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2020-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325223118/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-03-24/crip-camp-review-netflix-disability-rights. 2020-03-25. live.
  14. News: Lee. Benjamin. Crip Camp review – rousing Netflix documentary traces disability rights movement. 2020-03-24. The Guardian. 2020-03-26. en-GB. 0261-3077. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326005306/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/24/crip-camp-review-rousing-netflix-documentary-traces-disability-rights-movement. 2020-03-26. live.
  15. Web site: 'Crip Camp': Film Review Sundance 2020. The Hollywood Reporter. 23 January 2020. en. 2020-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326045747/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/crip-camp-review-sundance-1272290. 2020-03-26. live.
  16. Web site: 'Crip Camp': Film Review. Debruge. Peter. 2020-01-24. Variety. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200302093506/https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/crip-camp-review-1203475888/. 2020-03-02. 2020-03-26.
  17. Crip Camp Is the Kind of Inspiration We Need Right Now. Lawson. Richard. Vanity Fair. en. 2020-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326054306/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/crip-camp-netflix-documentary-review. 2020-03-26. live.
  18. Web site: 'Crip Camp' Tells the Story of the US Disability Rights Movement. 2020-03-24. Human Rights Watch. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326054456/https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/24/crip-camp-tells-story-us-disability-rights-movement. 2020-03-26. 2020-03-26. t 1.212.290.4700. NY 10118-3299 USA .
  19. Web site: Netflix's Crip Camp is a different kind of summer camp movie. Film. 25 March 2020 . en-us. 2020-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326024231/https://film.avclub.com/netflix-s-crip-camp-is-a-different-kind-of-summer-camp-1842479626. 2020-03-26. live.
  20. News: Coyle. Jake. In 'Crip Camp,' a rare spotlight for disability rights. The Washington Post. 26 March 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326054924/https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/in-crip-camp-a-rare-spotlight-for-disability-rights/2020/03/24/1a991160-6e17-11ea-a156-0048b62cdb51_story.html. 26 March 2020.
  21. Web site: Sundance Winners: 'Minari' and 'Boys State' Take Top Honors. Debruge. Peter. 2020-02-02. Variety. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326053631/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sundance-film-festival-2020-awards-complete-list-of-winners-1203489514/. 2020-03-26. 2020-03-26.
  22. Web site: Awards 2020. Miami Film Festival. en-US. 2020-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326053927/https://miamifilmfestival.com/awards-2020/. 2020-03-26. live.
  23. Web site: Thompson. Anne. 2020-10-26. 'Crip Camp,' 'Gunda,' and 'Mr. Soul!' Lead Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations. 2020-10-26. IndieWire. en.
  24. Web site: 2021-01-16. IDA Documentary Awards 2021 Winners List in Full. 2021-01-18. The Hollywood Reporter. en.
  25. Diane Warren & James Newton Howard Among Top Winners at 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards. January 27, 2021. January 28, 2021. Billboard. Paul. Grein.
  26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG4HO77kQOY CRIP CAMP wins Best Documentary at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards on official YouTube channel
  27. Web site: Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always,' 'Minari,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Nomadland' Top Nominations . Lewis . Hilary . January 26, 2021 . . January 26, 2021.
  28. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/2021-oscars-nominations-list-nominees-1234928711/ 2021 Oscars Nominations: The Full List of Nominees - Variety
  29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqSuPYTN9Y8 Crip Camp - Netflix | 2021 duPont-Columbia Awards Ceremony on YouTube by Columbia Journalism School on YouTube
  30. https://journalism.columbia.edu/2021-alfred-i-dupont-columbia-award-winners-announced-tonight 2021 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award Winners Announced Tonight|Columbia Journalism School
  31. Web site: Partridge. Jon. 2020 Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominations. Austin Film Critics Association. March 12, 2021. May 19, 2021.
  32. https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/crip-camp/ "Crip Camp,"

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