2017
A Cerebral Game
Close-up of a green chain-link fence with a blurred baseball field in the background. A base is visible on the brown dirt, with green grass in the upper-right corner. The fence creates a diamond pattern over the scene.
Film Length: 7 mins
Closed captioning is available
Audio description is available
Baseball was so much more than a game for Reid Davenport when he was growing up. It was about belonging and being a teammate, despite having cerebral palsy. In this intimately personal film, Reid explores the parallel between his adolescent loneliness and his ultimate rejection of the game he loved.
“A Cerebral Game is a real and powerful look at how inclusion morphs from childhood through adulthood for individuals with disabilities. I use this video in a section of a course (Developmental Disabilities Studies) to specifically approach the issue of transition from childhood, to adulthood, and then beyond. It enables entry-level physical therapy and occupational therapy students to see how a child with cerebral palsy participates in a loved activity....and how as the child gets older, that same beloved activity becomes the source of sadness.”
Dr. Lorraine Sylvester University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Film poster for A Cerebral Game by Reid Davenport, featuring award mentions on a blurred background of a baseball field with a focus on a chain-link fence. Includes a testimonial at the bottom.