Then Barbara Met Alan (2022)

April 29, 2022 8:58 AM

The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.
posted by ellieBOA (2 comments total)

Then Barbara Met Alan review – a rollicking, fact-based drama with a rock biography’s swagger [Guardian]
Then Barbara Met Alan review: Disability history drama is as vital as ever [Radio Times]
Then Barbara Met Alan, BBC2, review: An anarchic tribute to Britain’s disability campaigners [i news]
posted by ellieBOA at 9:50 AM on April 29, 2022

THANKS SO MUCH for letting me know about this movie .... now, to find it in the US.
posted by Jesse the K at 1:10 PM on May 1, 2022 [1 favorite]