era@ncar.ucar.edu (Ed Arnold) (09/27/90)
Index Number: 10647 I'm looking for further info on the films in the following list, or for new films to add to the list. Am trying to talk a local media-type person into doing a festival on disability-related films. Any input would be greatly appreciated ... A Test of Love Australian, 1984. Story of Annie O'Farrell, a child with severe CP who was abandoned to an institution and "rescued" by a woman therapist who recognized that she had been wrongly classifed as mentally retarded. Bill 1982. Starring Mickey Rooney. Bill on his Own 1984. Born on the Fourth of July Children of a Lesser God Dominick & Eugene Dumbo the Elephant Elephant Man Flowers for Algernon Freaks An old film, having to do with PWDs being used as circus freaks. Gaby 1987. Starring Rachel Levin. The life story of Gabriella Brimmer, who has athetoid CP. Marty Mask Starring Cher. My Left Foot 1989. Starring Daniel Day Lewis. The story of Christy Brown, a triplegic (CP). Rainman Starring Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise. Story of an autistic savant. The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Miracle Worker An older film (1940s?), about Helen Keller. Tim Starring Mel Gibson. -------- Ed Arnold * NCAR * POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000 * 303-497-1253(voice) 303-497-1137(fax) * era@ncar.ucar.edu [128.117.64.4] * era@ncario.BITNET era@ncar.UUCP * Edward.Arnold@f809.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG
Stephen.White@p1.f853.n681.z3.fidonet.org (Stephen White) (10/05/90)
Index Number: 10883
And there is the film that got me involved with deaf people again...
"Captain Johnno" - About a deaf boy in a rural community. Damien
Walters. Filmed in South Australia.
After I saw this film, I got some TTY numbers off a teacher friend
of mine, and rang one of them at random. I talked to Natalie Sandon
for quite a long time, on quite a few occasions. While talking to
an old Aunty of mine, I found out that there was a heriditary
factor in my deafness (something I never knew before) and that the
furthest back she could remember was a family name of Juncken.
I asked Natalie if she knew any people with the name of Juncken,
and she said that this was in her family tree. I am related to
Natalie! (Third removed) Natalie is Damien Walters cousin, so
Damien is my third-removed cousin too! The Sandons and Walters and
others are families of all deaf people who form a large part of the
deaf community in Adelaide.
What a change from being the sole deaf person in the family, and
not knowing the reason why.
What is particularly amusing about the whole thing, is that Natalie
is incredibly gorgeous, and all my friends just about went into
raptures when her name was mentioned. They nearly had heart attacks
when they found I was related! I know of one boy who has kept
pictures and video recordings of her since she was 8 or so...
Needless to say, I kidded her about the possibility I could be her
uncle and not her cousin, and where she inheirated her good looks
from! ;-)
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