Bumps in the Road

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Bumps in the Road

Directed by Rachel Kittner, Alex Halpern

16 minutes / Color
Closed Captioned
Release: 2024

A team of wheelchair-using tech engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are leading a movement to open up the world to the physically challenged. They take their own spiritual and physical hazards as inspiration for adaptive technology and inventions that provide the means for others to have more mobile and productive lives.

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Main credits

Halpern, Alex (film director)
Halpern, Alex (film producer)
Kittner, Rachel (film director)
Kittner, Rachel (film producer)

Other credits

Cinematography, Peter Nelson, Nick Perron-Siegel; editing, Rachel Kittner; music, Max Avery Lichtenstein.


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Keywords
Pittsburgh,Disability,Disabilities,Mobility,Resilience,Adaptive Technology,Engineering,Science,Veteran,Education,Sustainability,Diversity,Equity,Inclusion,Accessibility,Environment; "Bumps in the Road"; GOOD DOCS
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Selected Accolades

  • Audience Award Winner: Best Advocacy Documentary Short | Coronado Island Film Festival
    Audience Choice Award! | New York City Short Film Festival
    San Francisco DocFest
    Reel Abilities Pittsburgh

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