Friday, September 19, 2008

"Body & Soul: Diana and Kathy" now available as DVD

The documentary, "Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy," directed by Academy Award-nominee Alice Elliott, is now available on DVD.

The film is described as "a rare look at an unusual, symbiotic relationship between two people some would call profoundly disabled. Two of the country's most remarkable advocates for people with disabilities, Diana Braun, who has Down Syndrome, and Kathy Conour, who has cerebral palsy, met three decades ago and vowed to fight to live independent lives. Told in an intimate, verite style, the film is a story of a compelling, creative friendship, as Diana and Kathy model a grand experiment in independent living."

I wrote about what appears to be a fabulous documentary in June, after seeing some of it at the Society for Disability Studies meeting.