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Crutch

Available screening types

Virtual

On-demand

In-person

Available until

Jan 01, 2025

Available in

Worldwide

Brought to you by

Bullfrog Films

About the film

Chronicles the gravity defying life of Bill Shannon, an internationally renowned artist, breakdancer and skate punk—on crutches.

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1h 36m

Released

2021

Director

Sachi Cunningham, Vayabobo

Producer

Sachi Cunningham, Vayabobo

Executive Producer

Stephen Nemeth, Michael Levin, Sarah Evans, Billy Graves, Tim Cunningham, Nancy Blachman

Writer

Vayabobo

Cast

Bill Shannon

Awards & recognition

ReadingFilmFEST

Best Documentary

DOC NYC

Top Ten

Breaking Down Barriers International Disability Film Festival

Best Film That Shatters Stereotypes

Cleveland International Film Festival

Official Selection

Doclands Film Festival

Official Selection

What people are saying

This is truly an inspiring story of overcoming constraints to make yourself a new kind of presence in the world...Moving in his own way, he seems to float above the ground. The crutches do not keep him earthbound. They make him fly.

Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

Watching Bill Shannon dance can be enthralling, disturbing and voyeuristically captivating. But what makes him such a singular artist is that he's likely to be carefully observing you, too...A powerful film.

Andrew Gilbert

KQED

Crutch is a global story, a powerful story, a transformational story, and one which will have you re-evaluating your own perspectives. From childhood 'cripple' to international provocateur, Crutch is an engrossing, emotional story of an artist's struggle to be understood.

Staff

Dance Informa

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