The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge has created the first ever disability loop group. The group was launched with a recent EDFC workshop held on the Sony Pictures Entertainment studio lot that included coaching, feedback and advice from animation executives.
The initiative follows the casting of EDFC founder and director Nic Novicki
@nicnovicki as Lego Spider-Man and longtime Film Challenge participant Danielle Perez
@divadelux as Sun-Spider in Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures
@sonypictures Animationโs Oscarยฎ-nominated and critically acclaimed film, Spider-Manโข: Across the Spider-Verse. Both Perez and Novicki are actors with disabilities who were recommended for their roles in the film by Academy Awardยฎ-winning writers/producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, longtime supporters of the Film Challenge.
In addition to Novicki and Perez, the loop group consists of other talented actors who have a disability and are all experienced as voice over artists in addition to acting careers disabled actor sand who have previously worked on such hit Sony Pictures TV shows as Loudermilk, The Good Doctor, S.W.A.T., L.A.โs Finest, Atypical, Mad Dogs and Drop Dead Diva. Members to date include Domonique Brown
@d.cool19 , Sommer Carbuccia
@socarb , Francine Daniels @francine_daniels , Tobias Forrest @tobiaseasyforrest , Eileen Grubba
@eileengrubba , Diana Elizabeth Jordan @fromtheheartdej , Gwyn LaRee
@gwynlaree , Mark Povinelli
@markpovinelli , Natalie Trevonne
@natalietrevonne and Kurt Yaeger
@kurtyaeger .
To learn more about the group and the artists go to:
disabilityfilmchallenge.com/โฆ
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