It’s Personal
Kyla requires 24 hour care with everything from making artwork to having a wee; struggling with a care shortage during the pandemic, she asks filmmaker friend Lou to swap cameras for catheters and learn how to assist her in a reality tv challenge. The pair give a refreshingly personal perspective of the global care crisis, the necessity of friendship and what it means to truly care for each other.
Holding Space Across Crip Time
Filmmaker, artist, writer and activist, Kyla Harris speaks with Leah Clements about the power of representation in relation to disability, making work accessible, the importance of disabled/crip community, and her recent reality-tv-style film made in collaboration with Lou Macnamara.
Crip Camp Q&A
Directors James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham, and disability rights activist Judy Heumann talk to Kyla Harris about Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, their essential and inspiring documentary which traces the journey of how a ground-breaking summer camp galvanized a group of teenagers with disabilities to build a movement and forge a new path towards greater equality.
Podcast with Zuleika Lebow
Disability Arts Online Guest Editor, Zuleika Lebow chats with artist Kyla Harris about SciFi and her wheelchair, Edna. This episode contains references to ableism and strong language.
Berlinale - Accessibility Beyond and Behind the Screen
Featuring the insights of thought leaders, policymakers and activists, this episode will explore the multitude of barriers faced by Disabled professionals in the film industry as well as the numerous organisations, initiatives and movements created to attain universal accessibility and to highlight the invaluable contributions of Disabled creatives to film culture. In an industry that does not generally value Disabled talent nor employ them to tell or embody Disabled stories, this episode will beg the important question of which moral, mental and organisational shifts need to take place in order to address these issues meaningfully.