TIFF Diaries, Episode 3: The Sit In That Changed Everything

<p>Toronto kicked off its festival this year with a film that sent us straight into the archives, a dramatization of the 1977 disability rights sit in that most people never learned about in school. In this episode we dig into Siân Heder&#39;s long awaited return five years after CODA, why casting disabled actors as disabled characters completely changes how this story lands emotionally, and how Mark Ruffalo&#39;s bureaucrat becomes the film&#39;s most uncomfortable mirror for modern liberal hesitation. We also talk about the film&#39;s unexpected alliance with the Black Panthers, the 28 day occupation that still stands as the longest in American history, and why a movie about a decades old law somehow feels more urgent than half the new releases at this festival.</p>