Film Trailer – Watch the official trailer for 'MEANDERING SCARS', a powerful documentary feature from Freestyle Digital Media.
'MEANDERING SCARS' follows Erika Bogan — a mother, wheelchair athlete, former Ms. Wheelchair America 2010 and domestic violence survivor — as she attempts to accomplish what only a handful of wheelchair users have ever done: climb to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Her purpose is to raise awareness about suicide, suicidal ideation and mental health struggles within the disabled community, while honouring friends and family lost to suicide.
The documentary also explores Erika’s journey as a disabled person in America, looking at how inaccessibility, perceived burdensomeness and systemic financial turmoil contributed to her deteriorating mental health.
'MEANDERING SCARS' premiered at Dances With Films in 2025 and will be available on North American digital HD internet, DVD, cable and satellite platforms from July 21, 2026.
📍 Written, Directed & Produced by: Kody Leibowitz and Allison Norlian
📍 Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media
📍 Genre: Documentary / Disability Documentary / Mental Health Documentary
📍 Release Date: July 21, 2026
📍 Release: North American Digital HD, DVD, Cable and Satellite
📍 Festival Premiere: Dances With Films 2025
📍 Featuring: Erika Bogan, Joey McGlamory, Johnathan Hartis, Dr. Lauren Khazem, Claudia Clayton, James Clayton, Kaliyah Hill and Skylynn Hagler
🎬 Synopsis: 'MEANDERING SCARS' follows Erika Bogan as she attempts to climb Mount Kilimanjaro while raising awareness around suicide prevention, mental health struggles and the disabled community.
The film is not only about the climb. It is also a deeply personal portrait of resilience, trauma, inaccessibility and the emotional weight carried by those who are too often made to feel unseen.
Through Erika’s journey, filmmakers Kody Leibowitz and Allison Norlian explore how lived experience, grief and survival can become a call for honest conversations and meaningful change.
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