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INSPIRED’s writer, director, and star, Darian Slattery, breaks down the concept of “inspiration porn” in her Director’s Statement. Check out the full video — and the award-winning film — on our channel to find out why Raina’s #NotYourInspiration! Descriptive Transcript: Video clip, taken from the longer Director’s Statement video, opens with a gradient red/purple background. White text fades on: INSPIRED, Director’s Statement. Darian Slattery (she/any) is seen sitting in front of a textured soft gray wall. She is an olive-skinned person with very short brown hair, wearing red glasses, red lipstick, shiny earrings, and a dark velvet shirt with light jeans. Her name and role appear next to her onscreen: Writer and Director • INSPIRED. She signs to camera: “Abled people make these movies that focus on disabled stories–not actually to support disabled people. They do it for their own entertainment. The way that abled people tend to write the more positive representations of disabled people are called ‘inspiration porn.’” The video cuts in closer on Darian as she signs the phrase again, with white text popping up behind her head: INSPIRATION PORN. She chuckles at the camera before it fades to the same gradient background as the beginning. More white text appears in 3 lines: INSPIRED, Director’s Statement, watch the full video on YouTube. End of video.