About this Short Film
Nothing is impossible, by Xanda Cohen and Elizabeth King (Australia, 2015), is a first-person documentary that offers a candid, often wry account of a life shaped by cerebral palsy and focused on independence. Through memories of music, childhood, world travel, skydiving and a climb of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the film highlights adaptive technologies — notably a chin-operated joystick — and an ongoing commitment to advocacy for accessible transport. Its conversational, humorous and no-nonsense tone avoids sentimentality while giving practical insight into mobility, risk-taking and rights-based activism. Suited to audiences interested in lived experience, disability access and social inclusion, Nothing is impossible makes a thoughtful contribution to the Focus on Ability programme.
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I had cerebral palsy. I come to Australia. The other poem in the river brainer. It was sharp. It yourself. Well, I made this change whenever a child. How old? Two and a half. Could never know services for me, and they can't be. Too my dear, never see me. What is the fair car, careful mommy CD life. I like the music from the 50s. She keeps charities and me, auntie Sookie, Ness monster, ha, elbert Presley, ACDC, Robin stairs to pin tools, yeah.
I could go on for hours, yeah. My whole life I live commuted to add a chart. I could never play with toys. My father bought me a transistor at the age of 4 and I sat and listened to me.
Oh, my life and Matthew. Why I like music so much. What's your favourite experience? I am god and I think that I've been working format for his sheep years and I'm other thing. I travel the world. I am skydive. I have Clark, reckless person to climb to Sydney Harbour Bridge. Even now I cannot walk. I pick it back. I we had a special hard night. I back half of each a challenge which I do. He's a joystick and my chin. I can control mine or yacht with my head and I done that for about 15 years, right.
Um, what is it because achievement? I think it is staring the government because I stand up for disability rights. And the mac employer is topic transport for Elam. You know your care. I depends on topic training for. I got a 347 disabled. Oh well, they should disable process. I have a lot. Oh no the so I can go into the city and back again by myself. What face encounter, clan UK, Singapore? Shall I pick up tonight, Mauritius compilat? I could go on forever.
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Xanda Cohen & Elizabeth King is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Xanda Cohen & Elizabeth King.
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