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== Crip Camp == |
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LeBrecht and [[Nicole Newnham]] are co-directors of the [[Crip Camp]] (2020), an award-winning documentary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2020/04/crip-cramp-netflix-documentary-disability-rights-interview-directors.html|title=The Directors of Netflix’s Crip Camp on What the Documentary Can Teach Us Today|last=Channing|first=Cornelia|date=2020-04-04|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> The film was executive produced by [[Barack Obama]] and [[Michelle Obama]] through Higher Ground, their production company<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/how-crip-camps-bay-area-filmmakers-wound-up-capturing-birth-of-a-movement|title=How ‘Crip Camp’s’ Bay Area filmmakers wound up capturing birth of a movement|date=2020-03-24|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> The film tells the story of Camp Jened and its impact upon the disability rights movement.<ref>{{Citation|title=Crip Camp|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8923484/|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> In 2020, the film won the Audience Award at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] and the Zeno Mountain Award at the [[Miami Film Festival]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Crip Camp - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8923484/awards|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> |
LeBrecht and [[Nicole Newnham]] are co-directors of the [[Crip Camp]] (2020), an award-winning documentary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2020/04/crip-cramp-netflix-documentary-disability-rights-interview-directors.html|title=The Directors of Netflix’s Crip Camp on What the Documentary Can Teach Us Today|last=Channing|first=Cornelia|date=2020-04-04|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> The film was executive produced by [[Barack Obama]] and [[Michelle Obama]] through Higher Ground, their production company<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/how-crip-camps-bay-area-filmmakers-wound-up-capturing-birth-of-a-movement|title=How ‘Crip Camp’s’ Bay Area filmmakers wound up capturing birth of a movement|date=2020-03-24|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> The film tells the story of Camp Jened and its impact upon the disability rights movement.<ref>{{Citation|title=Crip Camp|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8923484/|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> In 2020, the film won the Audience Award at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] and the Zeno Mountain Award at the [[Miami International Film Festival|Miami Film Festival]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Crip Camp - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8923484/awards|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:31, 6 April 2020
James LeBrecht is a filmmaker, sound designer, and disability rights activist.[1] He currently lives in Oakland, California.[2]
Early life
James LeBrecht was born in New York[3] with spina bifida, a birth defect in the spinal cord. This made him unable to use his legs.[2] At 14 years old,[4] he began to attend Camp Jened during the summer, where he befriended teens with disabilities and felt empowered as a disabled youth.[5] He later became a member of Disabled in Action. He attended the University of California, San Diego, where he helped form the Disabled Student Union.[1]
Career
After college, LeBrecht relocated to Berkeley, California, where the disability rights movement was developing at the Center for Independent Living.[4] In Berkeley, he worked as a sound designer. He began his career at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, where he worked for ten years.[6] In the 1980s, LeBrecht obtained an apprenticeship at a post-production facility, which let him break into film.[3] Over the years, LeBrecht has done sound design work for over 145 films, with a particular focus on documentary films. His filmography includes Minding the Gap,[7] The Waiting Room, The Island President, The Kill Team, Audrie and Daisy,[8] Battlefield Earth, and Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.[9] He is the founder of Berkeley Sound Artists[6] and co-author of Sound and Music for the Theater: the art and technique of design.[8]
He is a board member of the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund.[6]
Crip Camp
LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham are co-directors of the Crip Camp (2020), an award-winning documentary.[10] The film was executive produced by Barack Obama and Michelle Obama through Higher Ground, their production company[11] The film tells the story of Camp Jened and its impact upon the disability rights movement.[12] In 2020, the film won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Zeno Mountain Award at the Miami Film Festival.[13]
References
- ^ a b "James LeBrecht". Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b "'Crip Camp' Directors Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham Explain How They Worked With The Obamas". Decider. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b "Meet James, Sound Designer | Gladeo". Gladeo.org. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b "Crip Camp: An Interview with Filmmaker Jim LeBrecht About Accessibility, Universal Design, and Spaces of Freedom". Archinect. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ Lopez, Kristen; Lopez, Kristen (2020-03-16). "'Crip Camp': Directors Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham's Documentary Uncovers a Forgotten History". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b c "James LeBrecht, Filmmaker, Founder of Berkeley Sound Artists". Diversity Media Technology Alliance. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "Jim LeBrecht". SOCIAL ACTION MEDIA. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b "Crip Camp". International Documentary Association. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "James Lebrecht". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ Channing, Cornelia (2020-04-04). "The Directors of Netflix's Crip Camp on What the Documentary Can Teach Us Today". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "How 'Crip Camp's' Bay Area filmmakers wound up capturing birth of a movement". The Mercury News. 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ Crip Camp, retrieved 2020-04-05
- ^ Crip Camp - IMDb, retrieved 2020-04-05