Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.
Directed by Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham
hippie
summer camp
1970s
bodily disabled person
civil rights
black panther party
disabled
catskills
sign languages
physical disability
Rank
#11 in 2020·#719 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
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Cast
Jim LeBrecht
Self
Joseph O'Conor
Self
Judith Heumann
Self
Evan White
Self - Reporter
Tom Harkin
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Jim LeBrecht
Director
Nicole Newnham
Director
Nicole Newnham
Writer
Jim LeBrecht
Writer
Ben Braun
Executive Producer
Tonia Davis
Executive Producer
Jim LeBrecht
Producer
Nicole Newnham
Producer
Barack Obama
Executive Producer
Michelle Obama
Executive Producer
Mary Lampson
Co-Editor
Jim LeBrecht
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Popular Reviews
163 reviews
Grace
8.0★ · 03/25/26
How have I never heard of any of these people?? The American education system is atrocious.
How have I never heard of any of these people?? The American education system is atrocious.
lily pz
9.0★ · 03/15/26
i also dig holes for disabled kids to fall into
i also dig holes for disabled kids to fall into
Wyatt
8.0★ · 02/22/26
The Camp Jened portion was my favorite, but transitioning to the monumental breakthrough by the movement makes for a powerful tale without relying on inspiration porn to do it.
Camp Jened functions as a microcosm of broader debates about inclusion. While a traditional camp format represents simple inclusion into an existing system, Camp Jened represents a system redesigned around disabled people, rather than forcing them to adapt to it.
Fuck Ronald Reagan, fuck Jimmy Carter, Fuck Richard Nixon, I don’t even care how hard @NixonFoundation edits are on Instagram.
FREE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/OFS8SpwioZ4?si=rcVoSpFnQogKGE7D
The Camp Jened portion was my favorite, but transitioning to the monumental breakthrough by the movement makes for a powerful tale without relying on inspiration porn to do it.
Camp Jened functions as a microcosm of broader debates about inclusion. While a traditional camp format represents simple inclusion into an existing system, Camp Jened represents a system redesigned around disabled people, rather than forcing them to adapt to it.
Fuck Ronald Reagan, fuck Jimmy Carter, Fuck Richard Nixon, I don’t even care how hard @NixonFoundation edits are on Instagram.
FREE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/OFS8SpwioZ4?si=rcVoSpFnQogKGE7D
Halle W
10.0★ · 12/05/25
And what if I had tears in my eyes for the full 107 minutes
And what if I had tears in my eyes for the full 107 minutes
Mae Clegg
8.0★ · 08/12/25
I'm not American but I am disabled and this made me cry very happy tears for the last half an hour of the film
I'm not American but I am disabled and this made me cry very happy tears for the last half an hour of the film
