Press, Awards & Honors

Our team on 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

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

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

The Boston Globe “Inspiring, heartbreaking and…hilarious”
by Peter Keough, The Boston Globe

Vanyaland
“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

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

Paste Magazine“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

Hammer to Nail“[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

UT Austin LogoScientist Battling Invincible Microbes Takes Fight to the Silver Screen. Interview with Dr. Bryan W. Davies
by Annie Zhang, University of Texas at Austin

The Arkansas CW LogoVideo Interview with Robin Berghaus during the Bentonville Film Festival
by Jeremy Turner, The Arkansas CW

CTV“Amazing characters, POWERFUL doc…”
by Jason Gorber, CTV News Channel

STUMPED featured in "The Improper Bostonian"

STUMPED featured in The Improper Bostonian

Radio BostonInterview with Will Lautzenheiser and Robin Berghaus
by Alison Bruzek and Meghna Chakrabarti, Radio Boston

The Improper Bostonian“The show must go on, indeed.”
by Brett Michel, The Improper Bostonian

New England Film… STUMPED is both a celebration of its subject and a love letter to the city of Boston
by Evan Crean, NewEnglandFilm.com

CIFF “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

Boston University“For me, this was 100 percent the right thing to do.”
by Amy Laskowski, BU Today



Channel 3 News KESQ CBS Local 2Interview with Robin Berghaus and Will Lautzenheiser
hosted by Jeff Stahl, KESQ

Robin Young (right) interviews Will Lautzenheiser. At left is his partner Angel Gonzalez. On the couch is twin Tom Lautzenheiser. (Sam Fields/Here & Now)

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

Desert Sun logo“[STUMPED] has a lot to say to people who are struggling.”
by Sherry Barkas, Desert Sun

Frameline“…powerful and funny…a beautifully lensed, emotional, and incredible journey” Frameline


Stories about Will Lautzenheiser and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Here & Now“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

Stat“Your hands are engines of communication and intimacy…to have that restored for me has been amazing.”
by Karen Weintraub, STAT

The Lapse. Episide 30 "His My Arms" with Will Lautzenheiser

The Boston Globe“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

Here & Now“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

The Lapse“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

The Boston Globe“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 at the Cleveland International Film Festival.

STUMPED team and friends at the Cleveland International Film Festival.

Here & Now“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

Harvard Gazette“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

The Boston Globe“…he looks forward to holding niece and his partner, cooking, and resuming his film career.”
by Yasmeen Abutaleb, The Boston Globe



STUMPED Production Stills