Giota's Journey
Giota's Journey
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- 004653
Title from title frames. In Process Record. Film
Originally produced by reFrame Films in 2011.
An intimate portrait of Giota Boussios, a 48-year-old Montreal woman, born with cerebral palsy. Warm, good humoured, acutely sensitive and keenly intelligent, Giota is restricted to a wheelchair and unable to speak. She has learned to communicate through an intriguing system that uses subtle eye movements and slight facial gestures. Supported by a loving Greek family, she spends her days at an educational program for adults with similar disabilities. GIOTA’S JOURNEY explores her unique relationships with family and caregivers, her dreams of love and travel, the poetry of her eyes and words.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
1321728 Kanopy
Mental Health.
Mental Health.
North American Studies
North American Studies
Documentary films.
Title from title frames. In Process Record. Film
Originally produced by reFrame Films in 2011.
An intimate portrait of Giota Boussios, a 48-year-old Montreal woman, born with cerebral palsy. Warm, good humoured, acutely sensitive and keenly intelligent, Giota is restricted to a wheelchair and unable to speak. She has learned to communicate through an intriguing system that uses subtle eye movements and slight facial gestures. Supported by a loving Greek family, she spends her days at an educational program for adults with similar disabilities. GIOTA’S JOURNEY explores her unique relationships with family and caregivers, her dreams of love and travel, the poetry of her eyes and words.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
1321728 Kanopy
Mental Health.
Mental Health.
North American Studies
North American Studies
Documentary films.