Private Project

A Language of Limbs

A Language of Limbs is an experimental stop-motion short film mapping the etiology of hysteria against lineages of crip kinship and hard-earned resilience. A set of ceramic objects; a pair of rescue inhalers; a handful of ginger candies; a nerve of red yarn. Everyday objects come together in an insistent choreography to illustrate the realities of sickness and care, past and present. Drawing on poetry, historical research, and personal experience navigating the medical system as chronically ill, neurodivergent, and disabled people, A Language of Limbs argues that our bodies are not blank pages, or sites of diagnosis, but maps toward queer desire and agency.

  • Wy Joung Kou
    Director
  • Jody Chan
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Wy Joung Kou, Jody Chan

Wy Joung Kou is an interdisciplinary artist and arts worker based in Toronto. Their body of work includes mosaic, public art, performance, composition, video and installation. Wy-J has exhibited, produced commissioned work, and gained recognition as an independent mosaic artist within the Toronto disability arts sector. They have been a Performing Member of RAW Taiko since 2019 and a core staff member as of 2023. Prior to that, they worked for nearly a decade with ReDefine Arts in the realms of community-engaged art, permanent public art, large scale mosaic production, digital storytelling, and more. www.wyjoungkou.com

Jody Chan is a writer, drummer, organizer, and therapist based in Toronto/Tkaronto. They are the author of haunt (Damaged Goods Press), all our futures (PANK), and sick, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Pat Lowther Award, a finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards, and winner of the 2018 St. Lawrence Book Award and 2021 Trillium Award for Poetry. Their work has received support from VONA, Tin House, and the Feminist Art Collective Residency. www.jodychan.com

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