Underplayed Gems

The Truly Exceptional (1979)

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The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Three short films from 1979 show the lives of people with disabilities. One film follows a gymnast born with a partial arm. Another tells about a blind teenager. The third is about two brothers who were born deaf and later started their own entertainment company.

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What happens

Truly Exceptional is a live-action educational series of three short films produced in 1979 by Walt Disney Educational to explain the view point of people with disabilities. Carol Johnston, the gymnast Carol Johnston, born missing part of one arm. Dan Haley, about a 16-year-old blind boy. Tom and Virl Osmond, about two brothers, born deaf, who founded the company Osmond Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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