Sheridan O'Donnell

A grieving teen has a mysterious correspondence with an unseen stranger by leaving messages on a picnic table at the park near her house.

After his most recent suicide attempt, Pete, a neurodivergent man, reluctantly travels back home with his younger brother Jake. As they drive across the American West, they attempt to reconcile past traumas and forge a new bond.

After being bullied at his high school, a teenager makes a frightening transformation and seeks revenge on his bullies.

Directed by low-vision filmmaker Sheridan O’Donnell, Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution spotlights Paralympic champions, Hollywood actors, and global disability activists. Featuring Lauren Ridloff, Ezra Frech, Jim LeBrecht and Anastasia Pagonisi, this powerful film is an electrifying portrait of today’s disability movement told through stories of resilience, inclusion, and cultural change.

A grieving teen has a mysterious correspondence with an unseen stranger by leaving messages on a picnic table at the park near her house.

A grieving teen has a mysterious correspondence with an unseen stranger by leaving messages on a picnic table at the park near her house.

After his most recent suicide attempt, Pete, a neurodivergent man, reluctantly travels back home with his younger brother Jake. As they drive across the American West, they attempt to reconcile past traumas and forge a new bond.

After his most recent suicide attempt, Pete, a neurodivergent man, reluctantly travels back home with his younger brother Jake. As they drive across the American West, they attempt to reconcile past traumas and forge a new bond.

After being bullied at his high school, a teenager makes a frightening transformation and seeks revenge on his bullies.

Directed by low-vision filmmaker Sheridan O’Donnell, Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution spotlights Paralympic champions, Hollywood actors, and global disability activists. Featuring Lauren Ridloff, Ezra Frech, Jim LeBrecht and Anastasia Pagonisi, this powerful film is an electrifying portrait of today’s disability movement told through stories of resilience, inclusion, and cultural change.