(CNN) The Obamas' maiden foray into Netflix documentaries, "American Factory," won the Oscar in February, and the former First Couple could be in contention again next year with "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution," a fascinating look at how a Woodstock-like camp for the disabled became the incubator for a generation of activism.

Co-directed by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht, a sound designer with spina bifida who attended the camp, the film begins by looking at the experience of growing up disabled in the 1950s and '60s. At that time, as LeBrecht (who is among the former campers interviewed) puts it, "I had to fit into this world that wasn't built for me."

Small wonder that his introduction to Camp Jened, a bare-bones site in upstate New York, struck him and others as "a utopia," a bit like Dorothy stepping out of Kansas and into the multi-colored world of Oz.

The filmmakers draw upon a trove of grainy home video shot at the time, which almost feels like stepping into a time machine. They capture the teens participating in activities they never could before, while reveling in the utterly liberating aspect of being around people like themselves.

In that environment, as the video shows, they were free to share feelings, discuss issues like overprotective parents and explore their sexuality. (In an especially amusing moment, Denise Sherer, a paraplegic, recalls being inordinately proud when it was discovered she has a sexually transmitted disease, if only to demonstrate that someone could want her.)

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