On Screen/In Person – Code of the Freaks

A radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in film, gathering hundreds of clips from over a century of Hollywood favorites – viewed with a fresh perspective by on-the-ground disability activists, artists, and scholars. Taking its title from Tod Browning’s 1932 classic, Code of the Freaks counters formulaic “inspiration porn” with a powerful corrective, daring to imagine a cinematic landscape that centers the voices of disabled people.

6:15 | Pre-show Community Panel
Post-show | Q&A with director Salome Chasnoff

FREE | Tickets required

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