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Is There Anybody Out There?

While navigating daily discrimination, a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body searches the world for another person like her, and explores what it takes to love oneself fiercely despite the pervasiveness of ableism.

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Ella Glendining

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Production

Hot Property Films

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 11 nominations total

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https://www.hotpropertyfilms.com/film/is-there-anybody-out-there/

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I rarely ever have a family - Is There Anybody Out There?

I rarely ever have a family

Um, so I suspect that parent,
if they came here, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Um, so I suspect that parent, if they came here,

Sounds like
no one has educated her, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Sounds like no one has educated her,

You know, parents should make
an educated decision, - Is There Anybody Out There?

You know, parents should make an educated decision,

How come this exact thing? - Is There Anybody Out There?

How come this exact thing?

This was an area - Is There Anybody Out There?

This was an area

Now it's a whole
different prognosis. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Now it's a whole different prognosis.

It was really weird,
because I liked him - Is There Anybody Out There?

It was really weird, because I liked him

He's really interested
in what he does, - Is There Anybody Out There?

He's really interested in what he does,

It just reminded me of why
my viewpoint is so important. - Is There Anybody Out There?

It just reminded me of why my viewpoint is so important.

[train horn blares] - Is There Anybody Out There?

[train horn blares]

It's awful,
when society should just - Is There Anybody Out There?

It's awful, when society should just

♪ ...birthday to you ♪ - Is There Anybody Out There?

♪ ...birthday to you ♪

So, I am back from America, - Is There Anybody Out There?

So, I am back from America,

You've got little forks,
River, and little plates. - Is There Anybody Out There?

You've got little forks, River, and little plates.

As a society,
we're so conditioned - Is There Anybody Out There?

As a society, we're so conditioned

[Ella] We'll do anything
to make our disabled children - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Ella] We'll do anything to make our disabled children

I'm just
incredibly, incredibly sad - Is There Anybody Out There?

I'm just incredibly, incredibly sad

But I am also feeling
really grateful - Is There Anybody Out There?

But I am also feeling really grateful

But also I think
we were very lucky - Is There Anybody Out There?

But also I think we were very lucky

[Ella]
My mum talks really fondly
of this doctor, Mr. Tucker, - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Ella] My mum talks really fondly of this doctor, Mr. Tucker...

And I'm curious
to see for myself - Is There Anybody Out There?

And I'm curious to see for myself

[chuckles] - Is There Anybody Out There?

So that is my friend...
So that's 1994, so that's... - Is There Anybody Out There?

So that is my friend... So that's 1994, so that's....

Yep. Yep, that's...
I remember them. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Yep. Yep, that's... I remember them.

Well, what you had, Ella, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Well, what you had, Ella,

People classify it,
but I'm never quite sure - Is There Anybody Out There?

People classify it, but I'm never quite sure

You know, everybody tries
to classify it - Is There Anybody Out There?

You know, everybody tries to classify it

And we artificially cut it off
in sort of four or five bits. - Is There Anybody Out There?

And we artificially cut it off in sort of four or five bits.

-Sorry, I haven't.
-He's a surgeon in America. - Is There Anybody Out There?

-Sorry, I haven't. -He's a surgeon in America.

I mean, a lot of the...
the children on this
Facebook page, um, - Is There Anybody Out There?

I mean, a lot of the... the children on this Facebook page, ...

Oh, yes, yeah. Well,
that was always an option. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Oh, yes, yeah. Well, that was always an option.

[Tucker] You've gotta remember
that it's not just bones
in your leg, - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Tucker] You've gotta remember that it's not just ...

That's where the risk is - Is There Anybody Out There?

That's where the risk is

Well, I can't remember
what I said to your mum, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Well, I can't remember what I said to your mum,

What do you all think?" - Is There Anybody Out There?

What do you all think?"

Now, it isn't ideal,
and I know that
you'll find it... - Is There Anybody Out There?

Now, it isn't ideal, and I know that you'll find i...

You wouldn't be able to
reach that light switch there, - Is There Anybody Out There?

You wouldn't be able to reach that light switch there,

And it would be lovely
not to have those challenges. - Is There Anybody Out There?

And it would be lovely not to have those challenges.

The question is,
is it so important
to take all that risk? - Is There Anybody Out There?

The question is, is it so important to take all that risk?

My viewpoint is that the whole
of society should change - Is There Anybody Out There?

My viewpoint is that the whole of society should change

You've got a son, and, um... - Is There Anybody Out There?

You've got a son, and, um...

Who's gonna be a challenge
in every possible way, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Who's gonna be a challenge in every possible way,

You seem to me incredibly well
adapted to the whole thing, - Is There Anybody Out There?

You seem to me incredibly well adapted to the whole thing,

Yeah, no, it is hard being
different, of course it is. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Yeah, no, it is hard being different, of course it is.

Normal is
a statistical concept, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Normal is a statistical concept,

So, the update on Dylan is - Is There Anybody Out There?

So, the update on Dylan is

She still uses a powered
wheelchair to get around, - Is There Anybody Out There?

She still uses a powered wheelchair to get around,

Thanks for hearing our story, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Thanks for hearing our story,

[man] Now, we're going to
talk about being alone. - Is There Anybody Out There?

[man] Now, we're going to talk about being alone.

I want you to think about
being alone. - Is There Anybody Out There?

I want you to think about being alone.

Did you see anything, Kevin,
around about you? - Is There Anybody Out There?

Did you see anything, Kevin, around about you?

I was really, really,
really excited - Is There Anybody Out There?

I was really, really, really excited

And I wanted to ask you
how your life's been, really, - Is There Anybody Out There?

And I wanted to ask you how your life's been, really,

Oh, gosh. I mean, it's quite
a loaded question, really, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Oh, gosh. I mean, it's quite a loaded question, really,

I was really disheartened,
you know, - Is There Anybody Out There?

I was really disheartened, you know,

But it was 1981,
which was the first - Is There Anybody Out There?

But it was 1981, which was the first

There's one disabled friend
who messaged, she said, - Is There Anybody Out There?

There's one disabled friend who messaged, she said,

It's about disability rights." - Is There Anybody Out There?

It's about disability rights."

Come along,
you miserable sod." - Is There Anybody Out There?

Come along, you miserable sod."

Did Downing Street, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Did Downing Street,

Crazy times, but um... yeah,
I don't do anything by halves. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Crazy times, but um... yeah, I don't do anything by hal...

-[River cries]
-Sorry. Oh, dear. - Is There Anybody Out There?

-[River cries] -Sorry. Oh, dear.

Hi, River. Good to meet ya. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Hi, River. Good to meet ya.

Was it something that you
consciously were striving for, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Was it something that you consciously were striving for,

Um, I think it probably was, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Um, I think it probably was,

I was determined, you know,
to... to live, basically. - Is There Anybody Out There?

I was determined, you know, to... to live, basically.

But it was good - Is There Anybody Out There?

But it was good

-[laughs] Kids, eh?
-Yeah. - Is There Anybody Out There?

-[laughs] Kids, eh? -Yeah.

OK, I'm gonna be la...
I'll do it the lazy way. - Is There Anybody Out There?

OK, I'm gonna be la... I'll do it the lazy way.

Children! Darling!
you can come in. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Children! Darling! you can come in.

Lovely to meet you. You look
very smart in your tie. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Lovely to meet you. You look very smart in your tie.

-Maths.
-Maths. I don't like maths. - Is There Anybody Out There?

-Maths. -Maths. I don't like maths.

Too hard. Thank you so much
for chatting with me. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Too hard. Thank you so much for chatting with me.

-Have a lovely evening.
-[all] Bye. - Is There Anybody Out There?

-Have a lovely evening. -[all] Bye.

[Ella] Being disabled in
this ableist world is brutal. - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Ella] Being disabled in this ableist world is brutal.

I realise
I am quite shocking to see. - Is There Anybody Out There?

I realise I am quite shocking to see.

I'm a shocking sight. My body
is quite shockingly different. - Is There Anybody Out There?

I'm a shocking sight. My body is quite shockingly diffe...

And it's human nature
to be shocked - Is There Anybody Out There?

And it's human nature to be shocked

But it's what you do next
that matters. - Is There Anybody Out There?

But it's what you do next that matters.

It's the way you treat someone - Is There Anybody Out There?

It's the way you treat someone

[Joyce]
I do mix with normal people, - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Joyce] I do mix with normal people,

When we go
on holiday together, - Is There Anybody Out There?

When we go on holiday together,

And disabled kinship
is the key to disabled joy. - Is There Anybody Out There?

And disabled kinship is the key to disabled joy.

You know I thought there were
all these different types
of my condition? - Is There Anybody Out There?

You know I thought there were all these different types of m...

And I'm just so grateful that...
yeah, I found you in my teens. - Is There Anybody Out There?

And I'm just so grateful that... yeah, I found you in m...

The world would be worse off
without disabled people. - Is There Anybody Out There?

The world would be worse off without disabled people.

Is There Anybody Out There? poster

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While navigating daily discrimination, a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body searches the world for another person like her, and explores what it takes to love oneself fiercely despite the pervasiveness of ableism.

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Director: Ella Glendining

Writer: N/A

Production: Hot Property Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Jan 2024

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 11 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.hotpropertyfilms.com/film/is-there-anybody-out-there/