Mat Fraser CripTales Interview on Disability 2020
Mat Fraser on BBC's CripTales: Written, Directed, and Acted by People With Disabilities
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PS: What do you hope viewers get out of this? I hope it's an educational experience, I hope casting gets a lot out of this as well, but for your average viewer, what do you hope they leave with?
"But what I would hope is that they find themselves dissatisfied with lesser portrayals of disability — with less authentic versions of what they know in their insides is the truth — and to not put up with it."
MF: I want the average viewer to enjoy these, obviously. But what I would hope is that they find themselves dissatisfied with lesser portrayals of disability — with less authentic versions of what they know in their insides is the truth — and to not put up with it.
And that's it, really; that's what I want for the audience. For the industry, obviously, I want to encourage that we can do the job, we're really good at doing the job, and we should be promoted to do better jobs next time, because everyone will win awards if we do. And also, you know — I think some television ideas are tired and stale and could do with a refresh. Disability could really refresh a subject there, you know? That's what I think. So I want people to go away thinking, that was awesome. Could we get some more, please?