# Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020)

> A joyous, politically urgent documentary traces how Camp Jened campers transformed community, friendship, and protest into a landmark disability rights movement.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/460529

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht
- Cast: Jim LeBrecht, Lionel Je'Woodyard, Ann Cupolo Freeman, Denise Sherer Jacobson, Larry Allison, Judith Heumann, Ellie Abrashkin, Jean Malafronte
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8923484/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: joyous, inspiring, righteously angry, social justice viewing, educational screening

## Synopsis

A joyful exploration of a summer camp that sparked a movement for disability rights.

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