“The Invalids” is a short film written, directed, and edited by Chrissy Marshall (2023 Disability Belongs™ Entertainment Lab alum) which threads the needle in depicting the exploitation of people with disabilities for a non-disabled audience while also centering disabled characters. Set in a dystopian future that combines the coercive game show elements of “Squid Game” with the unflinching contrast between the haves and have-nots of “The Hunger Games,” we follow Erin and Mira as they try to survive clinical trials.
