LibGuides: Limb Difference: Media

Documentaries

Emmanuel's Gift
In Ghana, people with disabilities are often neglected and not allowed to work. Disability is seen as a punishment from the gods and results in many disabled Africans becoming beggars. Born with a malformed right leg, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah has a mission to change the perception of disabled people in Africa and throughout the world.
Never Been Done
Chronicles the life and times of Jon Comer, the first professional skateboarder with a prosthetic leg, and how he overcame losing a leg as a young boy and went on to realize a dream that no one had ever accomplished before.
Out on a Limb
Out on a Limb takes us on a trip through an intriguing science that is changing what it means to lose a limb. From Walter Reed Army Medical Center to university labs across the county, what was once futuristic is occurring now as developments in robotics and neuroscience create a new kind of prosthetics.
Rising Phoenix
The remarkable story of the Paralympic Games from the rubble of World War II until becoming the third biggest sporting event on the planet.

How To Train Your Dragon
A hapless young Viking named Hiccup who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself. Hiccup loses a leg and his dragon, Toothless, loses a wing. They both have prosthetics made for them.
Mad Max: Fury Road
A woman, Furiosa, rebels against a tyrannical ruler in post-apocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named Max. Furiosa has a prosthetic arm.
Men of Honor
Cuba Gooding Jr. portrays Carl Brashear on his journey to become the Navy's first African American diver, who is also an amputee.
Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back
The second in the original trilogy of the epic space opera, Star Wars. The protagonist, Luke Skywalker, loses his right hand, which is replaced with a robotic prosthetic.