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"Tells the story of Gannet [Hosa-Betonte], a 22-year-old man with severe disabilities, as he prepares to move out of his mother's home and into a San Francisco apartment with three musicians and artists as primary caregivers. Gannet (or 'G, ' as his friends call him) was born wit...

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Other Authors: Fifer, Sally Jo (Producer), Kleiman, Vivian (Producer), Hosa, Amy, Mosher, Donal, Jacobsen, Colter, Eicker, Amanda, Olivares, Michael, Jannini, Chris, Pullinger, Malcolm (Film editor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; optional audio-description.
Subjects:
Hosa-Betonte, Gannet.
People with disabilities > California > San Francisco > Biography.
People with disabilities > Home care > California > San Francisco.
People with mental disabilities > Care > California > San Francisco.
Group homes for people with disabilities > California > San Francisco.
Caregivers > California > San Francisco.
San Francisco (Calif.) > Biography.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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Summary:"Tells the story of Gannet [Hosa-Betonte], a 22-year-old man with severe disabilities, as he prepares to move out of his mother's home and into a San Francisco apartment with three musicians and artists as primary caregivers. Gannet (or 'G, ' as his friends call him) was born with Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, a genetic condition which results in a myriad of physical and developmental disabilities with symptoms resembling autism ... The film provides a model of how someone with serious disabilities can be integrated into the community and live a truly full life. Along the way, it challenges conventional notions about independence, empathy, and disability, and provides a glimpse into a kind of life seldom seen"--Http://www.lateralfilms.com/keyofg/about.html.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
Originally broadcast on PBS in October 2007.
"THE KEY OF G is a coproduction of Lateral Films and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)"--Cover note.
Special features include: classroom version of the film (28 min.); 2 deleted scenes (2 min. total); "Manual journey", short film about Gannet by Arnold (c2003, 3 min.).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Awards:50th San Francisco International Film Festival, 2007 Golden Gate Award for Best Bay Area Documentary.
Production Credits:Camera, Robert Arnold ; editors, Malcolm Pullinger, Robert Arnold ; music composition, Paul Rucker, Peter Whitehead, Window Window ; executive producer for ITVS, Sally Jo Fifer ; executive producer, Vivian Kleiman.