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Sheridan O'Donnell

Sheridan O'Donnell

Sheridan O'Donnell

Filmmaker and Director

Speaking at

Friday 21 June, 14:30 - 15:00

Breaking Barriers: Redefining Disability Representation in Original Content

Biography

Sheridan O’Donnell is a Korean-American, low-vision filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His work is known for exploring family, identity, and human connection. His first feature film, titled 'Little Brother', focused on two brothers' journey home to their parents after one of the brothers had a failed suicide attempt. Sheridan is currently directing a feature-length documentary with a working title 'Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution', which will chronicle his own story as a disabled filmmaker and profile an international cast of entertainers, athletes, activists, and world leaders—in hopes of igniting a global conversation about the need for change for the global disabled community. He was also recently selected as part of Inevitable Foundation’s Winter 2022 Elevate Collective Cohort for disabled writers and was a fellow of the RespectAbility Lab, highlighting him as a dynamic voice in this generation of diverse storytellers.