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  1. Code of the Freaks (the title is a line from Tod Browning’s 1932 classic Freaks) counters these formulaic entertainments with a powerful corrective: it dares to imagine a cinematic landscape that takes disabled people seriously.

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  2. Apr 1, 2020 · Code of the Freaks: Directed by Salome Chasnoff. With Lawrence Carter-Long, Candace Coleman, Mike Ervin, Mat Fraser. This documentary examines the representation of disabled people in Hollywood movies.

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    • Documentary
    • Salome Chasnoff
    • 2020-04-01
  3. 'Code of the Freaks' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, YouTube, Vudu, Apple iTunes, Kanopy, Hoopla, Kino Film Collection, and Google Play...

  4. May 6, 2020 · Code of the Freaks presents a radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in film. Using hundreds of clips spanning over 100 years of moviemaking, an...

    • 2 min
    • 6.6K
    • Kino Lorber
  5. May 10, 2021 · The documentary takes its title from the infamous 1932 film Freaks, in which members of a band of circus “freaks” adhere to a simple code: “Offend one and you offend them all.”

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  6. A documentary that examines the representation of disabled people in Hollywood movies and challenges the stereotypes and tropes. It features disabled artists, scholars and activists who critique and reframe the use of disabled characters in film.

  7. These are the stories we capture in Code of the Freaks. More than a decade in the making, the film grew out of writer-producer Susan Nussbaum’s desire to spark a conversation in the disability community about the portrayal of disabled characters in Hollywood movies.