WORK
WORK WITH
WORK WITH THE DISABILITY THEY BRING GENUINE JOY AND BEING THERE. IT'S NOT LIKE A LOT OF
PEOPLE OR THEY JUST SHOW UP AT
WORK. I'M HERE TODAY GETTING MY
PAYCHECK. WELL, ISN'T THAT A
GOOD LESSON TO LEARN? JOEY
TRAVOLTA HAS MADE IT HIS
MISSION TO SHOWCASE THE TALENTS
OF THE DEVELOPED MENTALLY
DISABLED AND THEY HAVE SO MANY.
HIS NEW FILM LET'S WORK IS
MAKING ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT
THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL HAPPENING HERE
THIS MONTH OR NEXT MONTH. I
SHOULD SAY IN OCTOBER AND
DIRECTOR JOEY TRAVOLTA JOINING
US THIS MORNING TO TELL US ALL
ABOUT THIS. GOOD MORNING TO
YOU, JOEY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. AND BEFORE WE DO
ANYTHING GO PADRES. YEAH. VIJAY
SPAN I'VE BEEN TOUTING THEM ALL
SEASON LONG. I THINK THEY'RE
THE TEAM THIS YEAR. THAT'S
AWESOME. WE HAVE JOEY'S SUPPORT
TWO GUYS. SO THAT'S GREAT NEWS
.SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE UP TO. YOU TEACH
FILMMAKING TO PEOPLE WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. HOW
DID THIS GET STARTED? HOW THIS
ALL COME TOGETHER? WELL,
THE STATE COUNCIL ON
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
THEY'VE PUT OUT A GRANT AND MY
PARTNERS CALIFORNIA TRANSITION
ALLIANCE WON THAT GRANT AND
THEY HIRED INCLUSION FILMS TO
DO THIS DOCUMENTARY
HIGHLIGHTING FOLKS THAT HAVE
BEEN SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND WE
HAVE EIGHT SUBJECTS THAT WE
FOLLOWED AROUND DID INTERVIEWS
AND WE DID THIS ALL DURING
THE PANDEMIC. SO IT WAS IT WAS
NOT AN EASY THING TO DO BUT WE
WE GOT IT DONE AND WE TRAIN
ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN
FILMMAKING AND TWO THIRDS OF
OUR CREW WAS MADE UP OF OUR
STUDENTS SHOOTING EDITING SOUND
ALL OF THE ABOVE. SO WE'RE
QUITE EXCITED ABOUT AN HOUR.
THIS IS TWO YEARS IN A ROW.
WE'RE IN SAN DIEGO
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. SO
IT'S VERY EXCITING FOR US. I
LOVE THAT. AND LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HOPE TO
GET ACROSS WITH THIS FILM.
LET'S WORK. I MEAN WHAT YOU
HOPE PEOPLE LEARN FROM THIS.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE
SEEING THESE CLIPS AND IT'S
JUST IT'S EMOTIONAL TO SEE
THESE HUGE SMILES PEOPLE GOING
TO WORK AND THEY'RE SO HAPPY AT
WORK. I THINK WE JUST WANT TO
PROVE THAT FOLKS WITH DIFFERENT
SAYS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND
CAN WORK. THEY JUST NEED
THE OPPORTUNITY. SO WE WANTED
TO PROFILE THEM IN
THE WORKPLACE SHOWING WHAT
THEY'RE DOING, THEIR STORIES
WITH THEIR PARENTS AND HOW
THEY'VE OVERCOME SO MUCH TO
WORK. AND THEY'RE GREAT
EMPLOYEES. I MEAN I MOST OF MY
CREW AND PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR
ME HAVE INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MAKE
IT A POINT TO HIRE PEOPLE. AND
IF I CAN DO IT, I PUT MY MONEY
WHERE MY MOUTH IS. I HIRE FOLKS
BETTER NEURO DIVERSE AND IT'S
JUST SO IMPORTANT. AND YOU'LL
FIND THEY'LL BE THE BEST
EMPLOYEES THAT YOU HAVE. YEAH.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. WHAT CAN
THEY OFFER THAT YOU'VE LEARNED
FROM THEM SUCH UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVES? I WOULD SAY, YOU
KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WITH FILMMAKING
YOU'VE LEARNED I'M SURE FROM
THEM AS WELL. HOW HAVE THEY
OPENED YOUR EYES? WELL, I IT'S
JUST THEY SURPRISE ME ALL
THE TIME. WE TRAIN THEM AND
THEN WHEN I SEE WHAT WE'VE
TRAINED THAT WHEN THEY APPLY
THAT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
NO, NONE OF THOSE SUBJECTS
OTHER THAN ONE THAT'S AN
ANIMATOR THEY'RE IN ALL
DIFFERENT FIELDS. BUT THE STORY
OF THE CREW BEING THE ROAD
DIVERSE NOT JUST IT'S A CHERRY
ON TOP OF THE CAKE THAT OUR
FOLKS ARE MAKING MESSAGE TO GET
OUT THERE TO EMPLOYERS TO BIG
COMPANIES TO GIVE HER OUR FOLKS
A SHOT AND INCLUSION FILMS THAT
SAYS THEY'RE RIGHT THERE IN
THE TITLE. LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW
PEOPLE CAN WORK WITH YOU OR
HELP YOU OUT WITH YOUR
FILMMAKING. WELL, FIRST. FIRST
OFF, MY PARTNERS DOWN IN SAN
DIEGO. WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDIOS
ALL OVER THE STATE. BUT IN SAN
DIEGO MY PARTNER SAW OUR
OPTIONS FOR ALL. AND WE'RE
TRAINING FOLKS DOWN THERE.
WE'RE IN BANKER AND WE'RE IN IN
SAN JOSE A WE'RE IN SACRAMENTO
AND AND LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
AND WE HAVE OUR FOLKS TRAINED.
WE'RE READY TO DO THIS. WE'RE
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE. AND WHEN
YOU HIRE INCLUSION FILMS,
YOU'RE HIRING FOLKS NEURO
DIVERSE. SO YEAH. THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING TO GET OUT
THERE IS GIVE OUR FOLKS AN
OPPORTUNITY, GIVE PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND OPPORTUNITY
AND YOU WILL BE VERY, VERY
HAPPY. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'M
SORRY. DEFINITELY LEARN A LOT
FROM THEM AS WELL. JOEY
TRAVOLTA IS SUCH A TREAT TO
HAVE YOU AND YOU CAN WATCH.
LET'S WORK OCTOBER 17 AT THREE
THIRTY AT THE SAN DIEGO
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND ONE LAST THING. GO