01/01/2026
From Cerebral PAlsy Association of BC Community News:
“Mildlife
Cory Thibert is a filmmaker and theatre creator based in Victoria, BC, and the son of two parents who live with cerebral palsy. He wrote and directed his first feature-length narrative film, Mildlife, inspired by his own upbringing, and cast two BC actors with cerebral palsy to play the parents.
Mildlife recently had its world premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival in New York and is currently under consideration at additional festivals, including several in BC. While it was not selected for VIFF or Whistler, plans are underway to rent a theatre in Vancouver in 2026 for a public screening, reflecting the city where the film was shot and where much of the cast and crew live.
The film aims to present disabled characters as realistic, three-dimensional people—flawed, loving, angry, tense, and funny—rather than relying on common disability tropes. Mildlife portrays disability as part of everyday life, explores complex family and caregiver relationships, and highlights the intersection of disability and poverty, while centering the rarely seen representation of two disabled parents in love and raising a family.”
From Canadian Director and Writer Cory Thibert, Mildlife explores a young man’s coming-of-age as a child of two parents who both live with cerebral palsy. Ba...
