Seeing Other Lives: Andrew Wiseman's 'On Richard's Side' and Disability on Screen

Screen-based media have immense power to normalise – and empower – those who are otherwise marginalised in wider society, yet underrepresentation remains rife, despite recent calls for more and better portrayals of minorities. Tim Kroenert speaks to Andrew Wiseman about his touching documentary on a man born with severe brain damage, and discusses the broader significance of authentic depictions of disability.

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