King Gimp

King Gimp
Directed bySusan Hannah Hadary
William A. Whiteford [1]
Written byDan Keplinger
Produced bySusan Hannah Hadary
StarringPaul Hungerford
Dan Keplinger
Edited byGeof Bartz
Production
companies
MedSchool Maryland Productions
Tapestry International Productions
Distributed byHBO
University of Maryland Video Press
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

King Gimp is a 1999 documentary that was awarded the 2000 Oscar for Best Short Subject Documentary[2] and 2000 Peabody Award.[3] King Gimp follows the life of artist Dan Keplinger of Towson, Maryland, who has cerebral palsy. Filmmakers Susan Hannah Hadary and William A. Whiteford, of the University of Maryland Video Press and Tapestry International Productions produced the film. Geof Bartz, A.C.E. edited the final version.

  1. ^ "Documentary Winners: 2000 Oscars" – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "New York Times: King Gimp". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  3. ^ "60th Annual Peabody Awards". May 2001.