Thursday 5th February, 2026
Doors at 6:30. Screening at 7:15pm
Running time - 1hr 22mins
Margate Arts Club, Northdown Road.
FREE but register so we know you’re coming
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In the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutionalisation. Camp Jened, a ramshackle camp “for the handicapped” (a term no longer used) in the Catskills, exploded those confines. Jened was their freewheeling Utopia, a place with summertime sports, smoking and make-out sessions awaiting everyone, and campers experienced liberation and full inclusion as human beings. Their bonds endured as many migrated West to Berkeley, California — a hotbed of activism where friends from Camp Jened realised that disruption, civil disobedience, and political participation could change the future for millions.
With thanks to Sara Bolder, Producer of Crip Camp, for their correspondence and allowing us to screen this excellent film.
ACCESS NOTES FROM MARGATE ARTS CLUB:
Margate Arts Club has a wheelchair ramp for entry and the front doors are wide enough for all wheelchairs, which gives access to all for the main room where all gigs and events take place.
The next door through to the bar and toilet is average UK door size (30 inches) so smaller wheelchairs only can fit through. Guests with fold up wheelchairs, or guests that can temporarily stand to access the back would be able to access the bar and toilet.
The toilets have grab rails.