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Friends & Benefits (2021)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 27M

Director : Maria Katsikadakou

Synopsis

Butch, dyke, with tattoos and a skinny green mohawk, inseparable from her wheelchair, she would roam around Camden with her lesbian posse. Diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) since her late teens, she lived her life in a way many able-bodied people would covet. So, what was it that allowed her to have this quality of life despite her disability?

Actors

Laura Cain
Laura Cain
Self
Maria Katsikadakou
Maria Katsikadakou
Narrator

Crews

Maria Katsikadakou
Maria Katsikadakou
Director
Maria Katsikadakou
Maria Katsikadakou
Writer
Maria Katsikadakou
Maria Katsikadakou
Cinematography
Maria Katsikadakou
Maria Katsikadakou
Producer
Myrto Karra
Myrto Karra
Editor

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