Episode 021: Able Bodies

AnDread interviews director Daniel Lane Baker, writer Benjamin Roberts, and actor Daniel Aaron Harris to discuss their horror short Able Bodies. We discuss how incorporating the real experiences of disabled people (Harris has cerebral palsy, and Baker and Roberts have their own personal experiences with disability as well) and centering disability changes the story they tell.

1. Intro
2. Able Bodies interview  4:51
   • Overview of the plot of Able Bodies
   • Festival screenings & audience reactions so far
   • Progress on developing the short into a feature-length film
   • Bringing disability to the forefront in the film
   • Inspiration for the film
   • Characterization and drawing on the experience of living with a disability
   • Composing the shots & creating multiple perspectives
   • The relationship between Daniel and the ghost, accommodation, and asserting boundaries
   • How an actor’s disability can affect the filmmaking process and the importance of getting their input
   • Plugs
     • Timid Monster Website
     • Twitter: @TimidMonster
     • Facebook: Timid Monster
     • Instagram: TimidMonsterProductions
     • YouTube: Timid Monster
     • Daniel Lane Baker @DanWroteThis
     • Daniel Aaron Harris
       • Fallen Walls Website
       • Instagram: DanielFW901

If you find yourself wishing that you were normal, just remember: The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth.

There will be a transcript for this show in the future. Please contact freaksandpsychospodcast@gmail.com for any accessibility concerns.