Articles for Disabled Characters

Is Nessarose a huge win for "Wicked"? It's complicated
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Is Nessarose a huge win for "Wicked"? It's complicated

Salon  

When the “Wicked” film casting call went out in 2022 for Nessarose – the wheelchair-using younger sister to future Wicked Witch Elphaba – the enthusiastic response from disabled actresses was seen all over social media. So to see a Black actress like Bode in the role is a vital moment for representation, no doubt inspiring an generation of disabled children …

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Seen and unseen: Disabled characters lost in cinema
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Seen and unseen: Disabled characters lost in cinema

Hindustan Times  

There have been many Hindi films depicting disabled people as protagonists. “Even though, at the surface, disability seems to be only a plot tool, Saajan somehow manages to resonate with the romantic universe of disabled people.” There have been Hindi films with strong and memorable disabled characters, although many of them do not occupy the centrality which most people attach …

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"A disabled person is not a character trait": Vampire film star Kurt Yaeger talks representation
11 months ago

"A disabled person is not a character trait": Vampire film star Kurt Yaeger talks representation

Salon  

“Sunrise,” executive produced by actor and disability activist Kurt Yaeger, is an atmospheric thriller about xenophobia and vampires. Let’s play over here,” and working with Guy who might say, “What if we try this?” When you have a huge budget, you have 100 filmmakers on set. You are a disabled actor and have played disabled characters in shows like “Sons …

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From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough"
1 year, 4 months ago

From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough"

Salon  

On the 33rd anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is important to reflect on how disabilities are portrayed in films and TV series. It has not gone unnoticed that able-bodied actors portraying characters with disabilities often win or get nominated for Oscars, whereas only three disabled performers have ever won Academy Awards: Troy Koster for …

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What Netflix’s 'The Midnight Club' Gets Right About Disability Representation
2 years, 1 month ago

What Netflix’s 'The Midnight Club' Gets Right About Disability Representation

Huff Post  

I’ll be honest: When I first learned about Netflix’s new horror series “ The Midnight Club,” I was nervous. Created by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong and based on Christopher Pike’s 1994 YA novel series, “The Midnight Club” follows a group of teens with terminal diagnoses who decide to spend the final months of their lives at Brightcliffe, an unconventional …

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Viewers living with cerebral palsy laud Surya Kasibhatla's depiction in Jalsa: 'We felt seen'
2 years, 8 months ago

Viewers living with cerebral palsy laud Surya Kasibhatla's depiction in Jalsa: 'We felt seen'

Firstpost  

“I love being in front of the camera but I did not know until this that it was possible to become an actor because of my disability," says Darshana Ramgiri, a fashion blogger and content creator with cerebral palsy, on watching Jalsa. It also means that there’s a true representation for children and disabled adults like me for the first …

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On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways
3 years, 11 months ago

On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways

Salon  

The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have forced Hollywood and other artists and filmmakers to rethink their subject matter and casting practices. "Disability drag" — casting able-bodied actors in the roles of characters with disabilities — has been hard to dislodge from its Oscar-worthy appeal. Breaking down the tropes Typically, the disabled characters are limited to four types: the …

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