POV, Is There Anybody Out There?
PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Sunday, July 14, at 11 PM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Saturday, July 13, at noon
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? trails filmmaker Ella Glendining as she embarks on a global quest to find someone with a body that looks like hers, and explores what it takes to love yourself fiercely as a disabled person in a non-disabled world.
The documentary is a deeply personal, first-person look at living with a rare disability and the search for kinship within a global community. Born without hip joints and short thigh bones, Glendining chronicles her journey of alienation and disabled pride from a political and powerfully intimate perspective. The film also explores the experience of being a disabled pregnant woman as well as the emotional process of becoming a mother, when she finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. More than anything, this story is about ableism and the power of community — about living in a world where you’re seen as less than human — and what it takes to love yourself fiercely despite this.