Crushing Wheelchairs

Begins with an all nations prayer ceremony outside at 12 noon. There will be poetry and a panel with the houseless/formerly houseless cast members and writer /co-director/poet  Lisa “Tiny” Gray-Garcia and co-producers/ co-directors Adrian Diamond,  Muteado Silencio, Leroy Moore and  povertyskolaz /cast members Aunti Frances Moore, Junebug Kealoha, and Stephanie Grant, Aztlan Native, Tracey Bell Borden, Leajay Harper, Tiburcio García, Jose Góngora, Dr. José Cueller, Utopía Hammond, LaMonte Ford, John Janasko, and many more  special guests to be announced. 

Crushing Wheelchairs is a powerful new social justice film that follows a group of poor people living in a homeless community as they struggle to find hope amid gentrification, domestic violence and the growing brutality of the State. Starring the talents of POOR Magazine—the prominent California arts & activism collective—this revolutionary film features a cast and crew of currently and formerly unhoused residents of the San Francisco Bay Area who brought their real-life stories to the screen.

Runtime
1h 56m
Year
2025
Director
Lisa “Tiny” Gray-Garcia and Adrian Diamond
Format
DCP
Country
USA
Language
English
First Showing
November 9, 2025
Categories
  • Assisted Listening

Showtimes

Sunday, November 9, 2025 12:30 PM
Location Big Roxie

Note that the film starts at showtime.
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