Dreaming Awake by John Killacky

Intended as a prayer of reconciliation, Killacky juxtaposes a narrator in his wheelchair with the performance of the dancers. (6 Min, USA, 2003)

Crip Shots: Six Performative Portraits
by John Killacky and Larry Connolly

Crip Shots: Six Performative Portraits is a thought-provoking and inspirational documentary in which disabled artists share tales about their trials and tribulations through dance, performance art, spoken word poetry. It features Judy Smith, Greg Walloch, Chris Hewitt, Bill Shannon, and Terry Galloway. This film received an honorable mention at the Second Annual PlanetOut.com Short Movie Awards. (17 mins., 2001)

“Disability becomes an infinitely malleable space, worked from the inside out
by John Killacky in many of the vignettes in his video Crip Shots: Greg Wallock’s eloquent re-telling of getting a boner during a checkup gives new meaning to exposure, yet through candid autobiographical disruption he creates his own triumph; Terry Galloway brings together taboo with dark humor and meditates on mortality in the provocative Etiquette of Suicide; and the rhythmic, acrobatic movements of the “crutchmaster,” Bill Shannon, challenge a state of crip frailty and propose a modern athleticism only feasible through a disabled body.”
(From http://web.gc.cuny.edu/clags/picturingqueerness.pdf)

Unspoken Tears by Judy Smith

The different faces and facets of the artist on a choreographed wheelchair. (3 mins.)

Walking Inspired by Greg Walloch
A monologue about the quips and circumstances that a person with disabilities encounters everyday. “I think you’re really brave.” “You’re special.” “Somebody up there loves you!” (3 mins.)

Brittle Bones by Chris Hewitt
Hewitt reads his memoir about procedures he underwent after major broken bones as a result of an accident. (2 mins.)

Night Murmurs by John Killacky
A kaleidoscopic collage of MRIs, stitches, statistics and the man behind the camera. (2 mins.)

Etiquette Unheard by Terry Galloway
In this irreverent humorous performative vignette, Galloway asks, “I’m Deaf. And I’m queer. Can you hear me?” (4 mins.)

Projected Narratives by Bill Shannon
Grace, nimbleness, energy and hip-hop dancing on crutches. (5 mins.)

Atra Vez De Ti, Yo Soy (Through You, I Am) by Teresa Konechne

Hands, faces and bodies become ephemeral celebrations about interracial relationships in this visually poetic video. (5 mins., 2005)

Caesarean by Teresa Konechne

Geographic landscapes and grating windmills are like the terrain of the body transformed into a visual metaphor for the experience of separation from something we value. Based on the writing of the same name, this video the emotional consequence of selling the family farm.

Video Letters
by students from Crosswinds Middle School and AGAPE High School

Young people, especially girls, face challenging issues in their daily lives about their physical appearance and demeanor. Teasing, bullying, name-calling may come from negative judgments about how you look, walk or talk. Girls from Crosswinds Middle School and AGAPE High School answer back. These short videos were part of the “Shape of a Girl” conflict resolution youth workshops organized by Ordway Center for Performing Arts.

The Shape of a Girl Alone by Crosswinds Middle School (2 mins., 2004)
Scattered scenes in the lunchroom and one lone student . . . alone.

Video Letters by AGAPE girls
“What I want the world to know about me is…I’m pregnant. My back’s in pain. My belly’s big. I’m tired. I’m a student. I’m beautiful!” (5 mins., 2004)