Crip Camp

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

A groundbreaking summer camp for teens with disabilities proves so inspiring that a group of its alumni join the radical disability rights movement to advocate for historic legislation changes.

Opportunity

Reframe disability from subject to authorship.
Build a story rooted in agency, community, and political awakening.

Approach

Research as story.

I worked from the inside out—tracking emotional arcs within archival material and shaping them into narrative threads the film could hold.
Always prioritizing voice, point of view, and clarity.

Execution

• Archival + cultural research

• Narrative synthesis for editorial + development

• Cross-team alignment across evolving story versions

Impact

Academy Award–nominated. Sundance premiere.
Helped support a shift toward disability as lived, collective experience not metaphor.

Higher Ground | Story Editor, Researcher, Creative Assistant