Weirded Out and Blown Away challenges attitudes toward physical disability or difference-not simply our negative attitudes but society's penchant for misrepresenting disabled people as heroes and models of performance while ignoring everyday realities. Sharon Greytak, whose previous six short films garnered acclaim at many international film festivals, in Weirded Out and Blown Away attempts to uncover the lesser-known experiences and perspectives of people with physical disabilities. In addition to herself, she interviews four other people in the arts and other professions who share their first-hand understanding of the socio-political implications of living with a disability. They include writer Anne Finger, painter Mark Gash, actor Clark Middleton, and psychotherapist Harilyn Rousso. Greytak's focus is not on how they have "triumphed over" their conditions but rather on a thoughtful exploration of contemporary life issues, of personal relationships, professional image vs. physical image, of being more or less vulnerable in the streets, of how fashion interacts with society's impression of people with disabilities. "...Powerful and intimate...a significant documentary that speaks firsthand of uncomfortable truths, difficult situations and the resilience of the human spirit..." (Laurence Kardish, The Musuem of Modern Art).