Rolling on to the Silver Screen
Disability on Film
Film Talk
A talk which reflects on the history of disability on screen, illustrated by a range of powerful clips.
Special Film & Talk Offer: £15
Disability on Film
The relationship between disability and cinema is longstanding and complex - shaping and reflecting societal attitudes in ways both visible and subtle.
In this talk Théo Rogier of the Cinema Education Team, draws on film scholarship and lived experience as a wheelchair user to explore how disability is represented, politicised, and often misunderstood on screen.
Beginning with ‘Freaks’ (1932) and ‘Richard III’ (1955), the session examines how disability has historically been aligned with monstrosity and moral corruption.
This theme is further explored in ‘Dr. Strangelove’ (1964), where disability intersects with fascist aesthetics and political extremity, illustrating how cinema often uses the disabled body as a metaphor for ideological disorder.
The session concludes with ‘Untouchable’ (2011), a celebrated yet contested portrait of friendship and care across class and ability.
This talk invites audiences to reconsider disability, not as a marginal cinematic theme, but as central to film’s cultural, political, and aesthetic legacy.
100m inc Q&A
Tickets £7.50 (In the Auditorium)
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Talk in conjunction with the film:
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FILM & TALK ONLY £15