About this Short Film
One leg at a time (Bill Kasanda, Kenya, 2019) examines questions of accident, amputation and prosthesis through a quietly observant lens. The short film invites audiences to consider how hiking, movement and individual viewpoint shape perceptions of physical disability. It does not prescribe answers but opens a space for reflection on mobility, resilience and the small choices that mark everyday life. Kasanda’s work sits comfortably in the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, offering a thoughtful, human-scaled contribution to our programme. Expect a subtle, image-led piece that prompts you to look again at assumptions about ability and perspective.
Film Details
Film Transcript
Get up. Is your bus still fine? Yeah, yeah. Uh, getting up, man — getting up. No weakness. Come on, no weakness. Get up, get up. Getting up is a life in itself. It can be challenging; it can be unpredictable. Life again is what we have.
Sometimes people are very ungrateful. Outside you'd find that there's somebody who has his body and mind in one piece and is fine, but there's still an element of being ungrateful — why you want more and more and more? For somebody like me, it costs me 2 million Kenyan shillings to work properly, so you can imagine. For people who have both their feet and are still complaining — stupid idea, a really bad idea. I can't imagine anything more ridiculous than going up long or not with chromia, not even know.
I'm doing bring a hike on 8th — 8th of June — Upper Montelongo. I'm hiking on crutches, and that you will crashes Luka.
Filmmaker
Bill Kasanda is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Bill Kasanda.
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Wonderful story Bill Keep it up