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First World War Shorts launched on Channel 4鈥檚 4OD

A new series of short films by five contemporary disabled artists, including a 海角直播 academic, has been launched on Channel 4鈥檚 4OD.

Nearly two million British men returned from the First World War with a permanent disability. Disabled veterans were among the most visible legacy of the war, and their unprecedented numbers changed the way that the general public, and the state, understood disabilities.

Now in a series of short films commissioned by 14-18 NOW, WW1 Centenary Art Commissions and Channel 4, and produced by Artsadmin and Xenoki, five contemporary disabled artists reflect on the legacies of war and disability in Britain today, taking inspiration from Siegfried Sassoon鈥檚 1917 poem, Does it Matter?

From a crutch assembled and disassembled like a weapon, to a cast of animated disabled soldiers, to a reflection on the heroic figures depicted on war memorials, the films offer warm, witty and poignant perspectives on war and disability.

The films can be seen at