It’s independent film week here on The 19th Floor. NPR is running a story about Rolling, a documentary featuring footage shot by three different wheelchair users. The site also features a few clips from the doc and I was compelled to smile at the familiarity of the lingering crotch shot featured in the second clip. Imagine the carnival of horrors I would be subjected to if I ever had to venture into a nudist colony. More disturbing is the third clip: a woman’s wheelchair stalls on the way home from a party and her paratransit driver refuses to help her get inside her house, so she remains stuck in her driveway for what looks like hours.
If I mounted a camera on my wheelchair, I would shoot footage of my daily elevator rides in my building. Our elevators are on the small side and occasionally people have to high-step over my footrest to squeeze themselves in. They’re usually cool with this, but occasionally I’m the recipient of irritated glances and heavy sighs. Whenever this happens, the impulsive side of me wants to feign concern, apologize for being such a nuisance, and invite them to sit on my lap.
Thanks to my bestest friend Amy C. for the tip.
That’s it. I’m totally getting my own blog. You always steal all my stuff.
Kidding. Although if you really wanted to thank me, you’d talk me up more. For example, maybe you could devote an entire entry to how great I am. Think about it, is all I’m saying.
I wish I had mentioned this to you. I thought I had.
Rolling won a prize at the Lake Placid Film Festival in 2004.
Thanks for teaching me all this interesting stuff Marc. My brain gets its necessary nourishment, and most of the time I am surprised by what your blog offers. Only when you write about your politicians I can’t bring myself to read the complete text.
I feel a bit critical about the last piece of documentary because of some disbelief :how couls anyone refuse to help someone stuck in her chair.
Mieke.
Nudist colony, hmmm. An eye opening experience to say the least. Actually I think the challenge would be, say, not reacting to every little thing you came across, as opposed to, say, making a big deal out of everything : )
Hi!
Without taking into account the issue of establishing a stone by God, which he won’t be able to pick up, how do you think, may be something in this world, what can God never see?