Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Decades after a domestic violence incident left her paralyzed, one wheelchair athlete is taking on the world's highest freestanding mountain to save lives.
Erika Bogan is a mother, a survivor, and a former Ms. Wheelchair America. Twenty years after a domestic violence incident changed the course of her life, she set her sights on something nearly no wheelchair user has ever accomplished: reaching the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
But the climb is never just about the summit. Erika ascends in honor of the friends and family she has lost to suicide — and to shine a light on the mental health crisis quietly devastating the disability community. Inaccessibility, systemic financial hardship, and the weight of perceived burdensomeness had taken a toll on her own mental health. Now, she's turning that pain into purpose.
Meandering Scars is an unflinching portrait of what it means to be disabled in America — and of one woman's determination to make her survival mean something.
Meandering Scars is a powerful documentary about resilience, belonging, and the extraordinary lengths one person will go to fight for her community.
Directed by Kody Leibowitz, Allison Norlian
Featuring Erika Bogan, Joey McGlamory, Johnathan Hartis, Dr. Lauren Khazem, Claudia Clayton, James Clayton
On Digital JULY 21 on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube Movies, and Cable On Demand.
The climb is the message. The message is a lifeline.
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Decades after a domestic violence incident left her paralyzed, one wheelchair athlete is taking on the world's highest freestanding mountain to save lives.
Erika Bogan is a mother, a survivor, and a former Ms. Wheelchair America. Twenty years after a domestic violence incident changed the course of her life, she set her sights on something nearly no wheelchair user has ever accomplished: reaching the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
But the climb is never just about the summit. Erika ascends in honor of the friends and family she has lost to suicide — and to shine a light on the mental health crisis quietly devastating the disability community. Inaccessibility, systemic financial hardship, and the weight of perceived burdensomeness had taken a toll on her own mental health. Now, she's turning that pain into purpose.
Meandering Scars is an unflinching portrait of what it means to be disabled in America — and of one woman's determination to make her survival mean something.
Meandering Scars is a powerful documentary about resilience, belonging, and the extraordinary lengths one person will go to fight for her community.
Directed by Kody Leibowitz, Allison Norlian
Featuring Erika Bogan, Joey McGlamory, Johnathan Hartis, Dr. Lauren Khazem, Claudia Clayton, James Clayton
On Digital JULY 21 on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube Movies, and Cable On Demand.
The climb is the message. The message is a lifeline.
Subscribe to @FreestyleDigitalMedia for more powerful documentaries and independent films.
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Facebook: facebook.com/FreestyleDigitalMedia
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Twitter: twitter.com/FreestyleDM
#MeanderingScars #Documentary #DisabilityAwareness #SuicidePrevention #WheelchairAthlete #IndieFilm #FreestyleDigitalMedia
