Deej (Full-Length with Descriptive Video)
Season 5
Episode 14
About the Episode
DEEJ is the story of DJ Savarese, a gifted, young writer and advocate for nonspeaking autistics. Once a “profoundly disabled” foster kid on a fast track to nowhere, DJ is now a first-year college student who insists on standing up for his peers: people who are dismissed as incompetent because they are neurologically diverse. Will Deej be able to find freedom for himself and others like himself?
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Extras
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In Search of Bengali Harlem | Growing Up Bengali American
Alaudin Ullah opens up about growing up in Harlem as a Bengali American kid.0:56 -
Como Vivimos (How We Live) | Trailer
California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.1:25 -
In Search of Bengali Harlem | Preview
A Harlem playwright unearths the extraordinary pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents.0:30 -
Hundreds of Thousands | A Call for Change
Stevie Walker-Webb shares his hopes and fears for incarcerated people with mental illness.0:54 -
Liberated Lives
Filmmakers talk about their documentaries and the process of telling these stories.24:19 -
Hundreds of Thousands | Solitary Confinement
For 24 hours, Stevie Walker-Webb is in "solitary confinement" to show its inhumanity.1:04 -
Hundreds of Thousands | Brothers
Two brothers, one on the inside, share their hopes and dreams after incarceration.0:58 -
What These Walls Won't Hold | Healing Power of Filmmaking
Director Adamu Chan opens up about finding filmmaking inside San Quentin State Prison.0:22 -
Beyond the Lens: What These Walls Won't Hold | Adamu Chan
A conversation with WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD's Adamu Chan.10:26 -
What These Walls Won't Hold | The Root of Incarceration
Rahsaan Thomas talks about incarceration and why people get involved in crime.0:32
