Breaking down
barriers

Two decades of exclusive access, plus a lifetime of archival footage, depict Bill
Shannon from his early years to his rise as an award-winning dancer and cutting-edge performance artist whose work finds outlet at prestigious venues worldwide. CRUTCH documents Bill’s extraordinary journey and dives into Bill’s provocative street performances, in which he exposes the hidden world of assumptions disabled people encounter in public on a daily basis. From childhood “cripple” to international provocateur, CRUTCH is an emotional story of a one-of-a-kind artist’s struggle to be understood.