IRF is leading a movement to transform how persons with disabilities maximize their leadership by producing videos and teaching them how to create digital media. We reach out to disability communities in low-income and isolated countries and work with them to empower each other to speak out and be in charge of making positive changes. IRF challenges stigma and various barriers blocking the collaborative participation of people living with disabilities.
An educational program designed to teach African children with disabilities how to use video production equipment to report local news stories.
Cinema Dakar achieved great success in early 2020 at both the Centre Talibu Dabo disability school and the Centre Hospitalier de l'Ordre de Malte in Senegal. Students and Patients learned professional video production skills and created dozens of videos on several medical, educational and cultural subjects.
This work is made possible by our generous donors and dedicated partners who support the talents of those with disabilties.
Kollywood Studios
This project produced more than 30 videos, mostly in Nepalese, on nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and disability inclusion.
Take a quick peek at the video describing our 2016 project at the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Meet the Director
Tom Haig
Tom's spent seven years traveling the world as a professional stunt diver before settling into a career in sports marketing. A bicycling accident in 1996 left him a t-12 paraplegic, but it hasn't slowed him. He earned a B.A.in broadcast journalism from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication and has produced more than 50 short films on disability awareness and PM&R in low-resource environments.
Please email Tom, tomhaig@hotmail.com with questions or to express your interest in the project.
Testimonials
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