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Whirlpool {New York Premiere}

Minor Latham Playhouse

  • Directors: Elizabeth Dixon, Kate Baxter
  • Writers: Helen Keller, Elizabeth Dixon, Kate Baxter
  • Type: Shorts
  • Year: 2018
  • Language: English
  • Length: 17
  • Screening: Feb 24 12:00 PM

 

Helen Keller might be known for being deaf and blind, but she was also an avid civil rights activist who fought to eliminate bias against the disabled within the public, her family, and even herself.

Filmmaker Bio: Elizabeth Dixon is a director and writer, known for Untitled Helen Keller Documentary(2017) and Whirlpool (2017). Kate Baxter is an actor and filmmaker known for Whirlpool (2017) and Untitled Helen Keller Documentary (2017). Born in New York, Kate is now based in London, NYC, and LA.

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