Keely Cat Wells Instagram – Sophie and I often talk about how we both became disabled at such pivotal ages – 17 and 18,
I gradually entered into the disabled community, through misdiagnosis, medical malpractice, a ridiculous amount of surgeries and so on, and for Sophie it happened instantly, her life changed forever in one unexpected moment.
We both lost so much of our lives to hospital, recovering from surgeries, having more surgeries, recovering again, and the cycle continues.
It has made us incredibly determined people,
Those experiences and loosing all that time makes one realize that you never know when time may get taken away again.
It is also a reminder that there are endless amounts of stories that are yet to be told and endless amounts of people who are yet to be heard.
As Sophie said so well in this interview, “so much of what Hello Sunshine embody is so aligned with our values. If you were to supplant the word disabled in front of women, the narratives that they use to describe themselves are what we and Keely have always wanted to achieve for women and disabled people in general. It felt like there could not be a greater company for us to want to be partnered with and associated with. Everything that they create, and the way they want to broaden perspectives, is exactly what we want to do.”
Couldn’t be more grateful and excited for this next chapter of the journey 💞💫
#RepresentationMatters #MakingSpace
Image description: The Hollywood Reporter article by Abbey White; “How Hello Sunshine and Making Space Media’s Unscripted First-Look Deal Could Change Hollywood’s Disability Narratives
Making Space co-founders Sophie Morgan and Keely Cat-Wells discuss why they teamed with Reese Witherspoon’s production company, the kinds of content they want their new deal to produce as well as how unscripted is key to reframing — and mainstreaming — disability onscreen” | Posted on 19/Aug/2023 23:41:04
