This yr’s Virginia Movie Pageant guarantees to spotlight, as common, a surprising number of cinematic accomplishments overlaying an array of themes and views.
In the case of providing tales that present what it means to dwell with well being disparities, these do not disappoint.
Dani’s Twins
Dani Izzie, a Virginia resident, turned one of many first quadriplegics to offer start to twins in 2020. Her story compels us to contemplate how the problem of being a girls with disabilities can influence households.
Keep Awake
We’re all aware of the headlines that accompany the opioid disaster. However this movie takes us deeper, telling the story of a household struggling below the burden of drug habit in an genuine, stereotype-reversing manner.
Satan Put the Coal within the Floor
Public well being considerations present us a posh however crucial reality: Our particular person expertise of well being and wellness interconnects to bigger cultural, company, and political contexts. This movies uncovers these connections as a part of the financial, environmental, and social influence of coal mining in Appalachia.
See Satan Put the Coal within the Floor
Clarissa’s Battle
This movie profiles Clarissa Doutherd, a single Black mom and activist residing in Oakland, California. After changing into unhoused along with her toddler son, Clarissa begins to champion childcare and preschool as a human proper. We see in her expertise a private well being disaster, proven as an element of sexism, racism, and poverty, with broad ramifications.
Native Characteristic
Not health-related, however of native curiosity: The Lives Between the Traces. This intimate, highly effective movie paperwork the inspiration for and development of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers on the College of Virginia.
