directed by Arthur Bradford

A traveling news show unlike anything you’ve ever seen…

This film documents a real-life transcontinental journey, in a hand-painted RV, by a group of disabled adults. The movie's cross-country travelers - who spend part of each summer at a camp for the handicapped - serve as journalists who videotape interviews with people they meet along the way. Joined by counselors just off-camera, the campers cross paths with evangelizers, homeless men, hitchhikers, country music lovers, alligator wranglers, migrant workers, Las Vegas showgirls, movie stars and a palm reader with red, foot-long fingernails.

the reporters:

Robert Bird or "Bobby", as most of us know him, is 48 years old and lives in Massachusetts with his mother. He works in a pet store, caring for the animals and cleaning. He has Down's Syndrome and a speech impediment that makes him difficult to understand. He understands everything that is said to him however.

Sean Costello is 34 years old and lives in New Hampshire with his mother. He works five days a week doing custodial duties. He loves sports and has won many medals in Special Olympics competition. He also loves food, especially fried chicken. He has Down's Syndrome.

Susan Harrington is 35 years old and lives in an assisted living home in Massachusetts. She works as a receptionist for The Department of Mental Retardation. She has an avid interest in politics and current events and has always wanted to be a news reporter. She is legally blind and has a mental disability. She also has an amazing singing voice and is very good at Scrabble. She's currently at work on a How's Your News Novel. She's written 82 pages so far.

Larry Perry is 59 years old and lives with his parents in Massachusetts. He has been a camper at Camp Jabberwocky, where the crew met, since its very first year, in 1952. He has severe spastic cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair, and cannot form words with his voice. He communicates "Yes" and "No" with finger motions.

Ronnie Simonsen is 43 years old and lives in Massachusetts. He works for his local church, where he is very active. Ron has cerebral palsy and an extremely strong interest in soap operas and celebrities from the 1970's. He has interviewed Walter Cronkite, Patricia O'Neal, and Carly Simon and he corresponds with dozens of celebrities by mail. His most honored celebrity is Chad Everett, star of the 70's TV series, Medical Center.

Arthur Bradford - director

Arthur has spent the past nine summers working at Camp Jabberwocky, a summer camp for adults with disabilities, where he teaches a video making class. He is the recipient of an O. Henry Award and his first book, a book of short stories called Dogwalker, was published by Knopf in Sept. 2002. How's Your News? is his first feature film. He lives in Brooklyn.

www.howsyournews.com

executive producers

John Pierson was the original backer for Spike Lee's first film and was instrumental in the release of many independent films such as Roger and Me, Slacker, and Clerks. He is the author of the book Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes, and the creator and host of IFC's Split Screen. His production company is called Grainy Pictures.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the co-creators of South Park and several other feature films including Orgazmo and Cannibal, The Musical.