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
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
Contact: Cori Jackson
Phone: 717-871-7018
Start Date
03/25/2025
End Date
03/25/2025
Location
The Ware Center
42 N. Prince St.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603
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