In the Media
Documentaries
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable (PG) Portrayal of Bethany Hamilton's experiences after losing her arm to a shark attach and goals of becoming a professional surfer
Emmanuel's Gift (G) Portrayal of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's life growing up in Ghana and becoming a cyclist
Never Been Done Portrayal of Jon Comer, skateboarder with a leg amputation
Out on a Limb (PG) Explores the evolution of prosthetics
Rising Phoenix (PG-13) History of the Paralympic Games
Film
127 Hours (R) Character with an amputation
Finding Nemo (G) Character with a fin difference
Finding Dory (G) Character with a fin difference
Furiosa (R) Character with an amputation
How to train your Dragon (PG) Character with an amputation
Mad Max Fury Road (R) Character with an amputation
Men of Honor (R) Character with an amputation
Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back (PG) Character with an amputation
Stronger (R) Character with an amputation (based on a true story)
Unstoppable (PG-13) Character with limb difference (based on a true story)
Television
Robo Gobo (Disney) TV: Y Character Dax has a limb difference
Dexter: New Blood (Showtime) TV: MA Actress Katy Sullivan has a limb difference
Mayan's MC (FX & Hulu) TV: MA Actor Alex Barone has a limb difference
Toxic Town (Netflix) TV: MA Portrayal of characters with limb differences
Game of Thrones TV: MA Character Jaime Lannister loses hand
Grey's Anatomy TV: 14 Character Arizona Robbins loses leg
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV: PG Character Nog loses leg
Full Metal Alchemist TV: PG Character Edward Elric loses arm
The Walking Dead TV: MA Character Merle Dixon loses hand
Bucky Barnes AKA Winter Soldier: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man (post-credits scene), Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home (picture), Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts (unreleased)*, Avengers: Doomsday (unreleased), Avengers: Secret Wars (unreleased), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Series)
Short Films
Deeper than Water Featuring Lizzi Smith, athlete
This Body is a Shell Actors Kelsey Amari, Cherie, Celia Flores, Zoey Nuzzo Characters with limb loss or limb differences
Upstream Commercial Featuring Jessica Long, athlete
A Documentary About Limb Difference featuring Phillip Bruce
*work in progress - check back for updates
Support
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