
Same People explores the lack of disability representation within the fashion industry and the social fragility of the disabled body within an industry obsessed with perfection.
Based on the filmmaker’s childhood friend, Simone, who has Cerebral Palsy, the film follows the filmmaker’s journey in search for answers and the subsequent frustration at the lack of disability awareness while studying fashion at University.
Same People features activists, icons, and educators and represents a call to arms about the power of clothing to change people’s lives.
- Year2020
- Runtime25 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorSaskia Rowlands
- ProducerSaskia Rowlands
Same People explores the lack of disability representation within the fashion industry and the social fragility of the disabled body within an industry obsessed with perfection.
Based on the filmmaker’s childhood friend, Simone, who has Cerebral Palsy, the film follows the filmmaker’s journey in search for answers and the subsequent frustration at the lack of disability awareness while studying fashion at University.
Same People features activists, icons, and educators and represents a call to arms about the power of clothing to change people’s lives.
- Year2020
- Runtime25 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorSaskia Rowlands
- ProducerSaskia Rowlands