ReelAbilities Film Festival: Greater Washington

Program Highlights

The Trouble with Mr. Doodle

From the makers of Academy Award-nominated documentaries Exit Through The Gift Shop and Black Sheep, and the Producer of Academy Award-winning documentaries Man on Wire and Searching for Sugar Man, this intimate documentary unveils the world of Sam Cox, better...

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Lights, Camera, Friendship on the Spectrum: Lodi

An engaging new docu series that follows a group of young adults on the autism spectrum as they stretch beyond their comfort zones, forge new friendships, and embrace the power of creativity. Guided by instructors from the entertainment industry...

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Working Differently

Through a series of interviews with crew and established industry figures, we are exposed to the importance of accessibility and inclusion within the film and television industry and shown why this should become the industry standard....

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SCHEDULE

Deaf Giants

6:30 PM   |   Sat, Feb 7Imagination Stage

Baseball-loving 10-year-old Bracken and his younger deaf brother investigate the contrast between early 1900s inclusion of deaf players in baseball and the present, seeking to understand why representation has regressed....

To My Father

7:30 PM   |   Thu, Feb 12Reston Community Center

In March 2022, Troy Kotsur became the first Deaf man to win the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for CODA. During his emotional acceptance speech, Troy paid tribute to his dad, his “hero”. To My Father is the story of...

The Trouble with Mr. Doodle

7:00 PM   |   Tue, Feb 17Pozez Jewish Community Center

From the makers of Academy Award-nominated documentaries Exit Through The Gift Shop and Black Sheep, and the Producer of Academy Award-winning documentaries Man on Wire and Searching for Sugar Man, this intimate documentary unveils the world of Sam Cox, better...