The wheelchair symbol, but in this hand drawn version the wheelchair is on fire and the head is an angry skull looking directly at the viewer.

Human.

I am going to make a short film that takes a deep dive into the ugliness that is ableism . I am simply reflecting the treatment I have endured in real world scenarios and escalating it to it’s inevitable conclusion. In doing so hopefully showing the world how horrible it can be.

I did a photoshoot to get a taste of the project,.

Writer/Director/Actor: Sam Petersen

Wheelchair: Sculpture Co

Makeup: Emily Stacey

Costume: Winni McCarthy

Photography: Bette Grant

Film Photography: Amy Stuart

Close up of my finger on the controller of my power wheelchair as if I'm toying with the idea of moving forward. My finger is covered in dirt and dried blood.
My grimey bald head is shown from behind the apocalyptic power wheelchair head rest.
My symbol of a wheelchair has been cut out of tarnished metal. Below is an exhaust pipe with poo coming out of it.
My metal flaming wheelchair symbol is welded to a microphone, which is near my face. My filthy face is blurred in the background.
Same image with the microphone blurred out, the focus is on my bloodied scowling face. Grey shirt, browned with stains.
A close up of sharp metal flames which are decaying slightly, with a blurred background.
Metal flames are blurred out revealing my eyes which are angry. My apocalyptic wheelchair is a big metal object, with sharp edges and spikes, with 2 megaphones.
I'm in my apocalyptic wheelchair, fitted with large rusty spikes and microphones. I'm wearing filthy fur with dried blood incrusted. I'm growling, with blood around my mouth.
A close up of my filthy face making direct eye contact, My expression is serious and angry and my face is dirty, covered in sweat and dry blood.
I'm blurred in the background, with the focus on the microphone. My head is thrown back in a scream, as if I had lost everything.
A close up of my face, with both eyes looking directly at the viewer. My facial expression conveys anger and exhaustion. A metal microphone is blurred, obstructing my face.
The side of my apocalyptic wheelchair shows metal welded together and a monster-sized wheel. My fingers are in a Dystonic pose.
A close up of my apocalyptic wheelchair shows a plastic tube with yellow liquid pumping into the barrel of a gun.
My angry eyes looking through the spikes of my apocalyptic wheelchair.
My face, doing a scary side eye in utter rage
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I am still screaming as my built-in guns to my apocalyptic wheelchair spray streams of yellow liquid.
Showing destruction of the environment around me. Yellow liquid is still spraying, my catheter bag is illuminated on my leg, filled with yellow liquid.
The front of my apocalyptic wheelchair has spiked bullbars, there is smoke surrounding me like it is the end of the world.
Jason’s pencil sketches used to plan the make of the apocalyptic wheelchair

Behind the scenes

Two support workers kneel in front of me wearing masks in between shots. There are two crew members standing nearby
A photographer kneels in front of me to get a good shot of my smoke-hazed image.
A close up of my face wearing special effects make up
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