Vicky Xingyu Gu

“Disabled: A Love Story” is an animated documentary exploring the affect Multiple sclerosis (MS) has had on Terry and her husband/caregiver, Jon. Beginning with the diagnosis and continuing through their +35 year marriage, Terry struggles to continue working as a city planner and teaching while losing her mobility. Jon works as a writer, and together they learn to adapt to each stage of the disease while maintaining their relationship.

A young woman dreams about her earliest memory of her great-grandfather's death. While walking home, she recalls her teenage self attending her paternal grandfather's wake. She goes further back to her memories with her grandfathers as a child. Seeing her grandmothers mourning for her grandfathers in present day, she starts to let go and make peace with her past.

Vicky (Xingyu) Gu explains the complexities of being immersed in a new culture and learning to communicate in another language.