producer / director:
Nancy Fliesler
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Lifestyles
of the Poor and Unknown
46 minutes / documentary / 2002 / USA
This realistic yet loving portrait, made by a sibling, counters
saccharine portrayals of people with developmental disabilities.
Marni and Kris, married since 1993, live and work in New York
City. Aware of their handicaps, they must face peoples' prejudices
and their own frustrated ambitions. Laced with irreverent humor,
their story questions the meaning of "intelligence."
Nancy Fliesler - producer/director
Nancy is a Boston-based writer/producer specializing in science
and health. Lifestyles
of the Poor and Unknown is her first film. She
has worked for the ABC News Medical Unit, the Mental Illness
Education Project, and the Harvard-Smithsonian Science Media
Group. She recently managed production of the upcoming childrens'
fantasy movie, Act Your Age.
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