There’s Still Hope for Dreams, A Phamaly Story
Directed by Mark Dissette
“There’s Still Hope for Dreams, a PHAMALY Story,” is a documentary film following the journey of the theatrical group PHAMALY (Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League pronounced family). Filmed on location over a 12 year time period in Denver, Colorado, this takes you on a journey of hope, where dreams are pursued and great challenges are overcome despite physical disabilities.
In Denver, CO, there is a theater group that is unique to the world called PHAMALY, comprised entirely of disabled performers. Because they found rejection in the mainstream artistic community, they built a theatrical group of their own. Each summer, since 1990, PHAMALY has mounted a major musical production with a group of amazingly talented cast and crew. Despite their disabilities (Parkinsons, Cerebral Palsy, blindness, paralyzation or amputations, plus many other disabilities),PHAMALY tackles theatrical productions that were originally choreographed for people who can move both feet and arms, dance freely across the stage, who can see, hear and talk. Come with us on our journey following the PHAMALY cast as they mount their latest productions,“Urinetown, The Musical” and “Side Show.” It is a path that will challenge and alter how you think and feel about the creative world and the world of people with disabilities. “There’s Still Hope for Dreams – A PHAMALY Story” reveals the beauty of a dance with seven blind actors or the gracefulness of a wheel-chair moving across the stage. In a world that resonates with the pain and suffering in reality, we reveal that There’s Still Hope For Dreams.