Galen Buckwalter, Vicki Elman and Ernie Wallengren see life from a different perspective than most of us. They have each got wheels - that is, wheelchairs, upon which they completely depend in order to maintain their independence. In an effort to chronicle what that dependency is like, directors Gretchen Berland and Mike Majoros asked them to record their daily movements with a video camera for over a year. The end result is an emotionally stirring documentary: Galen, a research scientist who leads a rock bank on weekends, Vicki, a staunch activist for the disabled, and Ernie, a successful screenwriter quickly endear themselves to us. Rolling celebrates human resilience and the strength and determination of three extraordinary people who just happen to need wheelchairs. (Kathleen Carroll)

Grand Jury Prize – Lake Placid Film Festival 2004
Documentary Completion Award – IFP 2003

Director: Gretchen Berland, Mike Majoros
Producer: Gretchen Berland

Gretchen Berland
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER

Gretchen Berland works as a physician/filmmaker at Yale University School of Medicine. Prior to starting medical school, she worked for WGBH-NOVA and the MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour, for which she received two Emmy Awards. Dr. Berland recently became the recipient of the coveted MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant.”