A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo is a 1975 short documentary directed by Barry J. Spinello which presents the daily challenges faced by Bonnie Consolo, an armless woman, and her determination to overcome them. The film shows her driving, cooking, and shopping like anybody else. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Director: Barry Spinello
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This starts off quite innocuously with a woman doing the washing up, only we soon see that she is using her feet, and every bit as nimbly as a person using their hands might do. For the next quarter of an hour, we spend a day or two with Bonnie as she cooks, bakes, shops, drives,…
