Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020)

This masterpiece is about people who met at a summer camp for disabled teens around 1971 in the Catskills and grew up to fight for their rights. We laughed, I cried, we cheered. Michelle and Barack Obama are among the producers and the directors/writers are James LeBrecht (one of the original campers) and Nicole Newnham.

Combining archival footage from the 70s through the present with new interviews, it is edited to perfection. Everyone should see this. It's the third of the five Oscar-nominated documentaries I have watched so far (Jack has seen two) but, despite our love for My Octopus Teacher, Jack and I think this is a shoo-in for the award.

The original music by Bear McCreary is not available online and even I don't remember it, despite our having watched the movie Tuesday. The score is overshadowed by a fun mix of songs from the earlier period, such as For What It's Worth, Freedom, and Truckin'. Here are two song lists, from which you can play those songs, on Spotify and what-song.com. And don't miss the rendition of Amazing Grace sung by one of the main subjects, Judy Heumann, which is not available to stream (Spotify has substituted Aretha's version). Just watch the movie!

McCreary was last blogged for scoring 10 Cloverfield Lane. LeBrecht has been working in sound departments of movies for decades and this is his directing and writing debut and his feature producing debut. Newnham has experience in all three positions in various documentaries.

Rotten Tomatoes' critics have put down stakes on this one, with a perfect 100%, and its audiences nearby at 93. It was made for Netflix and that's where you'll find it.