Inclusion Films program for developmental disabled produces new Chain | Cohn | Clark video

“We are more than a law firm. We are family.”

That’s the message conveyed in a new Chain | Cohn | Clark video produced by Inclusion Films, a practical film workshop for adults with developmental disabilities. As part of the law firm’s community sponsorship of the vocational program, Inclusion Films produced a powerful 30-second video featuring attorneys at the law firm, and the work they do to help people who have been involved in life-changing accidents.

Inclusion Films debuted the video in late December during the screening premiere of the program’s new holiday project titled “Santa is For Real,” a family-friendly film about a young boy questioning his belief in Santa and his family’s quest to prove Santa is real. The law firm’s video played during commercial breaks for the short film.

Chain | Cohn | Clark’ video is dramatization of a victim who reflects on a crash caused by a drunk driver, shares how the crash changed his and his family’s lives, and discusses how the attorneys at Chain | Cohn | Clark helped him move forward after the ordeal.

You can watch the law firm’s video here , and other videos at Chain | Cohn | Clark’ YouTube page.

Inclusion Films was started by Joey Travolta — brother of actor John Travolta — with the goal to teach adults with special needs the film trade. Students enrolled in the program help write, act, design sets, and film the video projects. Dale Oprandy, the executive director of Bakersfield’s Inclusion Films, says the program works as a family, and aims to grow each student in their own way.

“Our method of teaching moves beyond classroom instruction and offers our students real-world experience,” according to the program’s website. “Inclusion Films Workshop seeks to promote the creative skills and strong work ethic of filmmakers with developmental disabilities, ultimately allowing them to become more independent, self-confident, and well-rounded individuals.”

Inclusion Films has offices in Burbank, Livermore, Sacramento and Bakersfield.

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MEDIA COVERAGE

• Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh’s Photo Coverage
• Joey Travolta makes films starring people with special needs (The Today Show — Sept. 5, 2015)
• Inclusion Films gives students with developmental disabilities a chance to shine (KERO-23, ABC – Sept. 25, 2017)
• We are more than a law firm. We are family. (Inclusion Films – December 2017)