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Miles and Shelly Go Flatting
Television (Full Length) – 1993
This documentary follows two young people with significant disabilities — Miles Roelants and Shelly West (real name Michelle Belesarius) — as they move into a flat together and face considerable challenges. Shelly is blind with rheumatoid arthritis, and Miles has spina bifida. The film provoked public debate at the time of screening about disabled peoples' right to live ‘normal’ lives. This was the first of several documentaries about Belesarius including the high-rating Shelly Has A Baby and Mum, Dad and Michela. She died in 2010.
Key Cast & Crew
Produced by
Colleen Hodge Productions
Acknowledgements
Made with funding from NZ On Air
Music
Music by Karl Steven
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