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  Goodwill Ambassador

Leopoldine Huyghues Despointes

Leopoldine Huyghues Despointes is filmmaker & global advocate for disability rights. The actress, writer, and producer was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bones), but rather than disabling her, the disease has served as a catalyst and inspiration. 

Producer and actress in "Atlantic Avenue" (2013), "Big House" (2015) or "ELI"(2020), she also showed work at Sundance and Tribeca Film Festival. Leopoldine won the best actress award from The Milwaukee Independent Film Society, amongst other recognitions. Animated by ideas for change and diversity, Leopoldine often initiates creative projects.

She has worked on disability matters at the UN and held the VP position at the WDU. She also took part in cultural and philanthropic initiatives. She named [dis]abled, an InsideOut photography project with artist JR.