Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy
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Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy, directed by Alice Elliott
, is a 2007 documentary film that focuses on the symbiotic relationship between Diana Braun, who has Down Syndrome
, and Kathy Conour, who has cerebral palsy
The two activists for the rights of people with disabilities met three decades ago and vowed to fight to live independent lives together.
Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy made its television debut on PBS in October 2009.
Kathy Conour died in September 2009
2008 Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film and Digital Media.
Alice Elliott
Alice Elliott is an director, a writer, producer, college level teacher, advocate for the disabled, cinematographer, and a founding member of New Day Films, an educational film distribution cooperative....
, is a 2007 documentary film that focuses on the symbiotic relationship between Diana Braun, who has Down Syndrome
Down syndrome
Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th...
, and Kathy Conour, who has cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
The two activists for the rights of people with disabilities met three decades ago and vowed to fight to live independent lives together.
Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy made its television debut on PBS in October 2009.
Kathy Conour died in September 2009
Nominations and Awards
The film has screened at over 30 film festivals, including The Heartland Film Festival, Superfest, and The Mill Valley Film Festival. The film was recipient of the 2007 AAIDD Media Award and the Council on FoundationsCouncil on Foundations
The Council on Foundations, formed in 1949, is a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations. Members of the Council include more than 1,750 independent, operating, community, public, and company-sponsored foundations, and corporate giving programs in the United...
2008 Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film and Digital Media.