Cerebral palsy

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{{See also|Category:Works about cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes}}

Maverick documentary filmmaker [[Kazuo Hara]] criticises the mores and customs of Japanese society in an unsentimental portrait of adults with cerebral palsy in his 1972 film ''Goodbye CP'' (Sayonara CP). Focusing on how people with cerebral palsy are generally ignored or disregarded in Japan, Hara challenges his society's taboos about physical handicaps. Using a deliberately harsh style, with grainy black-and-white photography and out-of-sync sound, Hara brings a stark realism to his subject.<ref name="dvdtalk" />

''Spandan'' (2012), a film by Vegitha Reddy and Aman Tripathi, delves into the dilemma of parents whose child has cerebral palsy. While films made with children with special needs as central characters have been attempted before, the predicament of parents dealing with the stigma associated with the condition and beyond is dealt in ''Spandan''. In one of the songs of ''Spandan'' "Chal chaal chaal tu bala" more than 50 CP kids have acted. The famous classical singer [[Devaki Pandit]] has given her voice to the song penned by Prof. Jayant Dhupkar and composed by [[National Film Awards]] winner Isaac Thomas Kottukapally.<ref name="hindu" /><ref name="hindu2" /><ref name="newsleaks" /><ref name="deccan" />

''[[My Left Foot (film)|My Left Foot]]'' (1989) is a drama film directed by [[Jim Sheridan]] and starring [[Daniel Day-Lewis]]. It tells the true story of [[Christy Brown]], an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could control only his left foot. Christy Brown grew up in a poor, working-class family, and became a writer and artist. It won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Brenda Fricker). It was also nominated for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. It also won the [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film]] for 1989.<ref name="latimes" />

''[[Call the Midwife]]'' (2012–) has featured two episodes with actor Colin Young, who himself has cerebral palsy, playing a character with the same disability. His storylines have focused on the segregation of those with disabilities in the UK in the 1950s, and also romantic relationships between people with disabilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.scope.org.uk/2014/02/16/being-on-call-the-midwife-gave-me-the-sense-of-being-an-actor-in-my-own-right/ |title=Being on ''Call the Midwife'' gave me the sense of being an actor in my own right|access-date=12 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905210353/http://blog.scope.org.uk/2014/02/16/being-on-call-the-midwife-gave-me-the-sense-of-being-an-actor-in-my-own-right/|archive-date=5 September 2015|date=2014-02-16}}</ref>

[[Micah Fowler]], an American actor with CP, stars in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Speechless (TV series)|Speechless]]'' (2016–2019), which explores both the serious and humorous challenges a family faces with a teenager with CP.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/20/speechless-micah-fowler-breakout-star| vauthors = Rovenstine D |title=Micah Fowler is the breakout star of Speechless|publisher=EntertainmentWeekly|date=20 September 2016|access-date=3 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924061830/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/20/speechless-micah-fowler-breakout-star|archive-date=24 September 2016}}</ref>

[[9-1-1 (TV series)|''9-1-1'']] (2018–) is a procedural drama series on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]. From season 2 onwards, it features Gavin McHugh (who himself has cerebral palsy) in the recurring role as Christopher Diaz – a young child who has cerebral palsy.

''[[Special (TV series)|Special]]'' (2019) is a [[Television comedy|comedy series]] that premiered on [[Netflix]] on 12 April 2019. It was written, produced and stars [[Ryan O'Connell]] as a young [[gay]] man with mild cerebral palsy. It is based on O'Connell's book ''I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/special-groundbreaking-new-netflix-series-stars-gay-man-cerebral-palsy-n994001 |title='Special': Groundbreaking new Netflix series stars gay man with cerebral palsy | vauthors = Kacala A |work=[[NBC News]] |date=12 April 2019 |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>

Australian drama serial ''[[The Heights (Australian TV series)|The Heights]]'' (2019–) features a character with mild cerebral palsy, teenage girl Sabine Rosso, depicted by an actor who herself has mild cerebral palsy, Bridie McKim.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/i-dont-think-ive-ever-seen-a-disabled-character-written-like-that-before-20190212-h1b5d2.html| vauthors = Houston M |title='I don't think I've ever seen a disabled character written like that before'|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=12 February 2019|access-date=17 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016235219/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/i-dont-think-ive-ever-seen-a-disabled-character-written-like-that-before-20190212-h1b5d2.html|archive-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>

''6,000 Waiting'' (2021) is a documentary by [[Michael Joseph McDonald]]. It is the first film to depict a person with cerebral palsy parachuting. It tells the story of three men with cerebral palsy seeking to live in their communities instead of institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=6,000 Waiting |url=https://reelabilities.org/film/6000-waiting/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=ReelAbilities International |language=en-US}}</ref> Upon seeing the film, American politician [[Stacey Abrams]] interviewed one of the film's protagonists and publicly stated that her top priority was deinstitutionalization through Medicaid expansion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VOICES: Southern legislatures must dismantle poverty traps for disabled people {{!}} Facing South |url=https://www.facingsouth.org/2023/01/southern-legislatures-must-dismantle-poverty-traps-for-disabled-people |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=www.facingsouth.org}}</ref>