For so long as I can keep in mind, I’ve been obsessive about performing onstage. Since I used to be born with no legs, it wasn’t lengthy earlier than information crews, nationwide telethons and even the speak present host Maury Povich arrived to seize me in motion, all the time portraying my easiest actions as inspirational.
This type of consideration compelled me right into a lifelong wrestle with impostor syndrome as I pursued my inventive passions. The brief movie above, “View From the Flooring,” captures my journey navigating tropes, exploitation and the query of whether or not I’m proficient or typecast, famous person or supercrip (an individual with a incapacity who’s seen as a superhero for doing on a regular basis issues).
Together with Megan Griffiths, I’m engaged on a completely animated function documentary that explores these themes, in addition to intercourse, medication and rock ’n’ roll with out legs.
Megan Griffiths is a movie and tv director. Mindie Lind is a musician, director and author.
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