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Lone Wolves

When pragmatic Fran decides to have a baby on her own, she recruits Ben, the kind but unpredictable classmate she skipped prom with, for a highly organized DIY insemination weekend in Toledo. But her meticulous plan implodes when she discovers...

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Disposable Humanity

The Mitchell family, a family of Disability Studies scholars and filmmakers, has researched The Nazi Aktion T4 program since the 1990s. Through conversations with memorial directors, disabled people, and relatives of T4 victims they uncover the horrifying truth: that the...

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No One Cares About Crazy People

With a fusion of intimate storytelling and broad reportage, No One Cares About Crazy People is an immersive deep dive into the crisis and chaos of severe mental illness (SMI). The documentary humanizes the face of SMI with a small...

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ESPINA

Bitter after losing his job, Venezuelan expat, Jonathan, plans a holiday to Panama City before his spinal surgery. Paraplegic and unable to travel far on his own, he recruits a down-on-her-luck actress and a cynical playboy as makeshift aides for...

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Westhampton

Tom Bell did something tragic in his youth; something that ruined his closest friends' lives. And then he went and made a movie about it... Now, years later, Tom is forced to return to his hometown, the scene of the...

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We Might Regret This

We Might Regret This follows Freya (Kyla Harris), a 30-something Canadian artist and tetraplegic, who moves to London to live with her new partner, Abe (Darren Boyd), a 50-something straight-laced lawyer. Due to her disability Freya requires round the clock...

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Walk With Me

Life changes when Charlie, a 57-year-old talented graphic designer, father, and charismatic community leader, discovers that his recent fogginess is due to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s disease. His wife of 30 years, Heidi Levitt, is determined to better understand the disease, learn...

Once More, Like Rain Man - Virtual by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

6:00 PM   |   Thu, Apr 23

Virtual Screening and Workshop featuring Once More, Like Rain Man and conversation with the film's lead actor and a workshop by Epic Players....

Opening Night Celebration: Lone Wolves

7:00 PM   |   Thu, Apr 23Tishman Auditorium, The New School

Join us for the opening night celebration of the 18th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York, reframing disability and celebrating inclusion through film. The festival’s opening night is ReelAbilities’ only annual fundraising event. Your support in choosing one of the suggested...

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