A Different Approach

A Different Approach
Directed by Fern Field
Written by Jim Belcher
Produced by
  • Jim Belcher
  • Fern Field
Starring
Cinematography Jose Luis Mignone
Music by Marvin Laird
Distributed by South Bay Mayors' Committee for Employment of the Handicapped
Release date
1978
Running time
21 minutes
Country United States
Language English

A Different Approach is a 1978 live-action short film starring Michael Keaton alongside an all-star cast.

Summary

The film is an all-star educational film about the positive side of hiring people with disabilities. A committee of government representatives sits and watch the film Michael Keaton's character's assembled to sell companies on hiring people with disabilities, which takes "a different approach" by combining several approaches—most of them suggested by Hollywood personalities.

Accolades

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.