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Film Details
Country:
Australia
State:
Victoria
Category:
Open Entrant Documentaries
Festival Year:
2018
Filmmaker:
Zoe Markos
Film Transcript
One night Mum and Dad heard me in my room and I was making a sound, and I couldn't believe it because the doctors told Mum and Dad that I would never be able to walk or talk.
I've got all these disabilities wrapped in one. Oh, it's called chromosome 10, which means there's only a few in the world and normally only one is born with it.
I've been in organisations before where they've said, you know, that I shouldn't sing, shouldn't act. Without singing, without acting, well, where would my life be? No, no, maybe for a second I thought about it, but then I said, "Nah — I'm not going to give this up; I'm going to keep going."
I'm a different person when I sing on stage. I don't have any problems, I don't have any disabilities or anything — I'm a new woman. I'm alive. With and without a disability, you can do stuff. Don't just sit on a couch and be a lazy bum.
Filmmaker
Zoe Markos is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Zoe Markos.
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1 comment
Belinda you are an awesome lady and a fantastic human being. Keep on rocking your goals.