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| HISTORY
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WALK THIS WAY was filmed between November, 1995 and May, 1996. Editing took several months and the film was completed in January, 1997. Since then, is has enjoyed a long life on the film festival curcuit, winning several awards, and has been used in schools, rehab hospitals and juvenile detention centers.
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| FILMMAKING PROCESS | WALK THIS WAY was shot on 16mm color negative film, and B&W Super8 for the "flat tire" sequences. The workprint was edited on a flatbed and then the negative was cut (one of the most nerve-racking parts of the process!).
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| THE IDEA
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I wanted to share my journey with disability and at first I thought I'd do a one-person (theatre) show. As much as I like performing live, I felt that I could reach more people with a film that could be copied and distributed. I used the "getting a flat tire, fixing it and getting back on the road" sequences as metaphor for breaking my back, dealing with it, and getting on with my life. These sequences ground the film in "real time" as it takes about 12 minutes to change a flat wheelchair tire - the length of the film.
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| THESIS
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This film also doubled as my Honors Thesis at Arizona State. The academic theory behind it is performance therapy, which is similar to music or art therapy, but in this case, a performed narrative serves a catharsis to help overcome a difficult situation by expressing it to others instead of keeping it inside.
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