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Coolidge Corner Theatre event discusses lack of disability representation in film

Molly Farrar March 9, 2021
Tod Browning's 1932 "Freaks" was blacklisted in its time. Today, it is held up as one of the only films in the country where the majority of the cast are individuals with disabilities. Thursday, the Coolidge Corner Theater hosted an event about the film and disability representation with speaker IndieWire TV Editor Kristen Lopez.
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