We’re pleased to announce that our own Lawrence Carter-Long will represent the Disability & Media Alliance Project and DREDF at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah! At the request of the Sundance Institute, Lawrence will not only be taking in and reporting on this year’s exciting disability-centered programing, writing regular updates for Film Quarterly magazine and for DREDF, he’ll also be helping Sundance organizers advance representation of disabled people both on and off-screen by taking part in Sundance’s annual strategic planning meeting for inclusion-focused Allied Organizations, participating in panels and workshops, and reporting on various activities during the festival.
“Inclusion and representation are popular buzzwords these days,” said Lawrence Carter-Long, DREDF’s Communications Director and Director of the Disability & Media Alliance Project. “To make them meaningful, talk must be met with appropriate action. I’m over the moon to be participating in the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on behalf of DREDF and D-MAP this year, not only to celebrate the fantastic disability-centered media and entertainment Sundance is spotlighting but also to help build the foundation they are establishing to ensure diversity and inclusion across their programs.”
Watch this space for regular updates beginning Thursday, January 23rd!