Right Footed
Tagalog, English
Directed by Nick Spark
Description
Right Footed is the story of Philippine-American Jessica Cox, who was born without arms but overcame many physical and emotional challenges to become fully independent—learning to type with her toes and fly an airplane with her feet, and amazingly, to become the first person in the world to fly an airplane with feet. Shot in the USA, Ethiopia and the Philippines, Right Footed is both a very personal portrait of Cox’s unexpected journey as she becomes a disability activist and mentor, and an examination of the power of one person’s life story to effect large scale change.
Previous Screening / Awards:
Mirabile Dictu Film Festival 2015, Portland Film Festival 2015, Cincinnati Film Festival 2015, Offshoot Film Festival 2015, Awareness Film Festival 2015, Newburyport Documentary Film Festival 2015, Hollywood Film Festival 2015, Catalina Film Festival 2015, New Jersey Film Festival 2015
Director's Bio
Producer/Director Nick Spark is a documentary filmmaker with a longstanding passion for unconventional characters, particularly the oft-overlooked female heroine. He previous produced the documentary “The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club,” which won an Emmy and multiple festival awards in 2010.
Credits
Producer: Nick Spark, Mona Lisa Yuchengco
Preceded By
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Returning Home
Thomas Wood / Nov 7: Program 5 – Force of Change: Doc Spot - Right Rooted / France, Philippines / 2015 / Drama, Family / 13 mins
Moises, 45, picks up his terminally ill brother—whom he hasn't seen in years—from the hospital.Precedes: Right Footed
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