The Crip Trip Disability Podcast
The Crip Trip Disability Podcast
Podcast Description
Hosted by quadruple amputee filmmaker Daniel Ennett and his longtime collaborator Frederick Kroetsch, Crip Trip is a candid, irreverent, and insightful podcast where disabled artists share their struggles and triumphs in the art industry. From inaccessible workplaces to the fight for authentic representation, Daniel and Frederick dive deep into the challenges disabled creatives face while keeping the conversation lively with their signature humor and punk-rock energy. Each episode features participants from Crip Trip, offering raw, unfiltered stories about surviving—and thriving—in a world that still has a long way to go.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as the struggles of disabled artists, the fight for authentic representation, and issues surrounding accessibility within the arts. Specific episodes explore topics like the implications of COVID-19 on educational accessibility for disabled students, the challenges of moving away for university, and general discussions on ableism, showcasing the raw, unfiltered stories of guests who have overcome various obstacles.
Hosted by quadruple amputee filmmaker Daniel Ennett and his longtime collaborator Frederick Kroetsch, Crip Trip is a candid, irreverent, and insightful podcast where disabled artists share their struggles and triumphs in the art industry. From inaccessible workplaces to the fight for authentic representation, Daniel and Frederick dive deep into the challenges disabled creatives face while keeping the conversation lively with their signature humor and punk-rock energy. Each episode features participants from Crip Trip, offering raw, unfiltered stories about surviving—and thriving—in a world that still has a long way to go.
Daniel and Fred are joined by Michelle Asgarali and Meagan McAteer, two highly skilled filmmakers and producers based in Toronto. Leading the charge in disabled culture building, this dynamic duo explores the intersection of disability and film, shares their origins, and discusses their ongoing efforts to advocate for change within the industry and the community.
Chapters
- Show Open (00:00)
- Introductions (00:15)
- Getting Started – Michelle Asgarali (01:38)
- Breaking Character (03:07)
- Meeting Meagan McAteer (05:15)
- Changing Perspectives on the Industry (06:17)
- Meg’s Turn (06:45)
- Master’s Degree & MS Diagnosis (08:13)
- Adopting a Disability Lens & Disability-Centered Spaces (09:36)
- Accessibility and the Apocalypse (10:22)
- Push and Other Projects (10:57)
- Disability Screen Office (DSO) & the Best Practices Guide (12:17)
- COVID, Disability & the Film Industry (12:38)
- Increased Visibility & Tightening Connections in the Disability Community (16:58)
- Accessibility of Remote Work & Regional Restrictions (18:12)
- Disability Producers Lab (22:54)
- “Care Work is Done in the Budget Lines” (24:25)
- Inaccessibility in Air Travel (24:55)
- Breaking Down Barriers in the Film Industry (26:49)
- Disability Inclusion Abroad (29:49)
- Inception Spaces & Day 1 Representation (30:54)
- Closing Remarks & Credits (32:24)
Guest Bio’s
Michelle Asgarali – Toronto
Michelle Asgarali is a Canadian writer/producer with a documentary and TV development background. A Toronto Star article featured her for becoming the first openly-disabled show-runner of a Canadian docu-series. This AMI original docu-series, Breaking Character (Winterhouse Films, 2022-), follows six performers with disabilities as they hustle to make their mark on the stage, screen and runway of Hollywood North. She also was the Lead Story Producer of Season 1 of CBC’s Push (Fenix Films and TV/Small Army, 2023-), Canada’s first major-network prime time series featuring a leading cast with disabilities, as well as writing for children’s programs by Lopii Productions.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/masgarali1
Meagan McAteer – Toronto
With over fifteen years of professional industry experience directing and producing documentary and lifestyle television under her belt, Meagan is excited to explore new opportunities and platforms in the pursuit of creative growth, great projects and beautiful stories.
During the Pandemic Meagan completed a master’s degree in Media Production (The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University, 2021) focusing on disability representation in film and television. Her narrative short film, “One Day/Day One” will be participating the festival circuit in 2022/23 season and she is workshopping a number of projects.
She is working closely with AMI, Telefilm and The Canadian Media fund in the development of the Disability Screen Office and Best Practices Guide with respect to disability in the the Canadian Media Industry.
Webpage: www.meaganmcateer.com
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More about the Crip Trip Disability Podcast
Hosted by quadruple amputee filmmaker Daniel Ennett and his longtime collaborator Frederick Kroetsch, Crip Trip is a candid, irreverent, and insightful podcast where disabled artists share their struggles and triumphs in the art industry. From inaccessible workplaces to the fight for authentic representation, Daniel and Frederick dive deep into the challenges disabled creatives face while keeping the conversation lively with their signature humor and punk-rock energy. Each episode features participants from Crip Trip, offering raw, unfiltered stories about surviving—and thriving—in a world that still has a long way to go.
Host Bio’s:
Daniel Ennett
Daniel Ennett is a filmmaker, artist, and advocate from Amiskwacîwâskahikan
(ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, so-called Edmonton). Daniel hosted 3 seasons of the web-series Invincible, and the short film Beneath the Surface. Both of those projects follow his adventures as an above elbow/knee quadruple amputee where he tried various adaptive sports like skiing, skydiving, and scuba diving with sharks.
He did all of this in collaboration with his friend Frederick Kroetsch. Together they worked on a 35mm art film, Form and Func7on, as well as a short film Lim(b)itless, where he participated in body suspension. Working with Catapult Pictures, he’s created a series of pitches while he finished his honours degree in psychology. As a sophomore filmmaker he recently made Flesh Ballet, a visual commentary on ableism. From 2022-2023 Daniel worked as a co-director on CBC’s TV-series Push. He maintains a thriving painting/photography practice. His work currently focuses on bringing light to Disabled experiences.
Frederick Kroetsch
Frederick first met Daniel Ennett in 2013 when trying to find a web-series to produce. When their show Invincible was greenlit, Frederick left the world of broadcast journalism to move fulltime into documentary TV production. The two of them have been making projects that challenge society’s views on disability ever since.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederick.kroetsch
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frederick_kroetsch
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frederickkroetsch
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