Online Screening: Is There Anybody Out There?

The film is available as a free online screening from 12 April to 31 May, 2025 at videolevels.com/espoocine.

Filmmaker Ella Glendining has an unusual body. She has never met anyone who shares her specific type of disability. The starting point for this documentary is Ella’s search for another person with a similar body. The search however takes a turn due to unexpected events; Ella finds out she is pregnant and the world closes due to the Covid pandemic.

The specific type of her disability turns out to be insignificant, as the film depicts motherhood, the experience of living as a disabled woman and the society’s attitudes to disability. Clips from disability documentaries from previous decades provide contrast and show how much attitudes towards disability have changed – and how they have stayed the same.

–Pinja Eskola