Asylum: Acceptable Losses - Series

Asylum: Acceptable Losses, by Brontë Grimm, was created in direct response to the horrific ableism during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Asylum: Acceptable Losses tells the story of a disabled person isolated at home during a pandemic. Utilizing German Expressionist cinematic visuals, we see the experiences of the disabled for what they actually are; a truly terrifying horror story. Finally centering the perspective of the disabled person, we watch as virus levels rise, and the remains of fellow disabled people pile metaphorically outside their door. We see the abject horror on their face as they are consistently told by those in positions of power that their life is worth less than a non-disabled life. We see their terror as they watch medical professionals talk about not utilizing life-saving measures for the disabled in order to prioritize equipment for the non-disabled. And finally, we see them full of dread, as they are consistently told, via pundits and social media, that they should die because it’s patriotic, and the economy is worth more than their life.