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Oscars 2021: ‘Crip Camp’ about Upstate NY retreat marks ‘tipping point’ for disabled people
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In this Jan. 24, 2020 file photo, co-directors Jim LeBrecht, left, and Nicole Newnham, center, from the documentary Crip Camp pose with film subject Judith Heumann during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Performers with disabilities and filmmakers have a moment in the Oscar spotlight that they hope becomes a movement. LeBrecht, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, says a golden age for films about people with disabilities could come if Hollywood lets them tell their own stories.Charles Sykes/Invision/AP