Living Years

Gale Williams had a happy, normal childhood in Santa Monica California. Then, in 1956, on the eve of his 18th birthday he crashed his car in a remote area of California and became a quadriplegic. In those days people with such severe injuries were only expected to live 10-15 years. To survive, mentally and physically, Gale set his mind to tackling small goals, focusing only on what he was able to do, and through a supportive family and church community, he rebuilt his life. He studied computer programming at UCLA in the 1960's, worked for an air defense company, married and adopted two children.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

38 minutes

Year:

2021

Director:

Brenda Gillis

Cast:
Gale Williams

Crew:
Jonathan Sanford

Editor

Brenda Gillis

Director

Jonathan Sanford

Director of Photography