Opening Night at Independent Film Festival Boston: Dr. Simon Talbot, Lynn Dowling, Asia Kepka, Sam Kauffmann, Robin Berghaus, Will Lautzenheiser, Angel Gonzalez, Dr. Matthew Carty Photo by Adrianne Mathiowetz
Awards & Honors
Best of the Fest
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Winner, Global Health Competition
Best Feature Documentary
Cleveland International Film Festival
Winner, DOXX Spotlight Competition
Best Feature Documentary
Tallgrass Film Festival
Winner, Youth Film Jury Award
Best Feature Documentary
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Showcase Film
Frameline
NPR’s Meghna Chakrabarti, Robin Berghaus and Will Lautzenheiser. Photo by Alison Bruzek
Opening Night Film
Independent Film Festival Boston
Milwaukee Film Festival
Flyway Film Festival
Sokcho International Disability Film Festival
In The Press
“Inspiring, heartbreaking and…hilarious”
by Peter Keough, The Boston Globe
“There’s an incredibly beautiful b-story about devotion…
and it’s astonishing how much emotion is packed into STUMPED”
by Nick Johnston, Vanyaland
Wall Street Journal‘s “Photo of the Day” features Will Lautzenheiser at a press conference at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Photo by Brian Snyder, Reuters
“Cinema should be so lucky to see a film as upfront and accessible…The images Berghaus captures through her lens are images we can’t erase from our minds.”
by Andy Crump, Paste
“[STUMPED] is quite a narrative odyssey…Berghaus proves herself more than worthy of her subject, delivering an intimate cinematic portrait.”
by Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Hammer to Nail
Scientist Battling Invincible Microbes Takes Fight to the Silver Screen. Interview with Dr. Bryan W. Davies
by Annie Zhang, University of Texas at Austin
Video Interview with Robin Berghaus during the Bentonville Film Festival
by Jeremy Turner, The Arkansas CW
“Amazing characters, POWERFUL doc…”
by Jason Gorber, CTV News Channel
STUMPED featured in The Improper Bostonian
Interview with Will Lautzenheiser and Robin Berghaus
by Alison Bruzek and Meghna Chakrabarti, Radio Boston
“The show must go on, indeed.”
by Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian
… STUMPED is both a celebration of its subject and a love letter to the city of Boston
by Evan Crean, NewEnglandFilm.com
“Comedy was cathartic…a gateway for Will to educate and engage audiences about what it’s like to live with severe disabilities.”
by Annie Zaleski, The Daily
“For me, this was 100 percent the right thing to do.”
by Amy Laskowski, BU Today
Interview with Robin Berghaus and Will Lautzenheiser
hosted by Jeff Stahl, KESQ
National Public Radio’s Here & Now host Robin Young (right) interviews Will Lautzenheiser, his partner Angel Gonzalez (left), and twin Tom Lautzenheiser Photo by Sam Fields
“[STUMPED] has a lot to say to people who are struggling.”
by Sherry Barkas, Desert Sun
“…powerful and funny…a beautifully lensed, emotional, and incredible journey” Frameline
Stories about Will Lautzenheiser and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Now, Will can turn a doorknob, feed himself, write with a pen and feel the rain on his hands.”
by Robin Young, National Public Radio’s Here & Now
“Your hands are engines of communication and intimacy…to have that restored for me has been amazing.”
by Karen Weintraub, STAT
“I said, ‘no, this would never be a possibility for me. This is totally farfetched. Now it’s happened. It’s amazing.'”
by Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe
“These are living, changing hands. We felt the pulse after surgery. The nails and hair are growing. It’s astonishing.'”
by Robin Young, National Public Radio’s Here & Now
“Flesh-eating bacteria. A loss of all four limbs. And then? That’s when Will’s story gets really wild.”
by Kyle Guest, The Lapse
“I’m pretty sure their humor helped keep me sane. Rehab turned out to be an ideal incubator for the show.”
by James Sullivan, The Boston Globe
STUMPED team and friends at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
“The twins speak about the impact on both their lives and about how stand-up comedy has become a healing tool for Will.”
by Robin Young, National Public Radio’s Here & Now
“He’s looking forward to not just regaining function, but also helping to answer questions such as the long-term effects of anti-rejection drugs, which could aid future patients.”
by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette
“…he looks forward to holding niece and his partner, cooking, and resuming his film career.”
by Yasmeen Abutaleb, The Boston Globe