One part personal essay and one part road picture, WHEN BILLY BROKE HIS HEAD sheds much-needed light on an often ignored segment of the population, those with physical and developmental disabilities.
Unlike other Hollywood and independent films about this topic, WHEN BILLY BROKE HIS HEAD is unique in that it has been made by someone with a disability himself. Billy Golfus is a former Minneapolis radio show host who, in 1984, suffered paralysis and brain injury in a motor scooter accident. In
this documentary, Golfus takes viewers on a road trip around the country to meet (among others) a blind woman unable to fill out government forms to maintain her benefits, a...
Released:
1995
Rated:
NR
Length:
58 mins