REELABILITIES SUMMER SCREENINGS

Join us this July for ReelAbilities virtual summer screenings celebrating 30 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Details and registration links below.

ReelAbilities Shorts

Films streaming July 10–17
Free virtual Q+A (live captioning): Tue, Jul 14, 1 PM EDT
Watch the recorded Q+A here.

CODA A girl stands outside a bar at night with her hand up. She is signing/talking to a person standing to her left.

Dir. Erika Davis-Marsh
22 mins – Narrative – English, American Sign Language – US
A young dancer struggles with her bi-cultural identity when she meets a confident young Deaf man who stirs up conflicted feelings about growing up hearing in a Deaf family.

Jmaxx and the Universal LanguageA boy dances in the street

Dir. Ryan Mayers
13 min – Documentary – English – US
A teenager with autism turns to hip-hop dance as a way to better express himself.

Sock Guys

Dir. Katie TurinskiA father and son stand under a neon sign
11 min – Documentary – English – US
A peek inside a unique business owned and operated by a young man with Down Syndrome and his father.

 

Code of the Freaks

Rent the film on Kino Marquee.  (For audio description, email Morgan at mmagid @ mmjccmanhattan.org). Part of your rental goes towards supporting ReelAbilities!

Free virtual Q+A (live captioning): Tue, Jul 21, 8:30 PM EDT
Watch the recorded Q+A here.

Dir.  Salome Chasnoff
68 min – Documentary – English – US
In this radical reframing of representation of characters with disabilities in Hollywood favorites, disability activists imagine a cinematic landscape that takes people with disabilities seriously.

Disability Films Transforming the Entertainment Industry Panel

Panel discussion on disability and the entertainment industry with Shannon DeVido (actor, Difficult People, Best Summer Ever), Lauren “Lolo” Spencer (actor, Give Me Liberty), and Steve Way (actor, Ramy). Co-presented with Disability Unite.

Watch the panel here (6:57 – 1:06:53)

A woman in a wheelchair is outside

Shannon DeVido in Best Summer Ever

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Film available to stream on Netflix
Free virtual Q+A (live captioning): Mon July 27, 8:30PM EDT

Watch recorded Q+A with directors here.

Dir: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham
R-rated – 118 min – Documentary – English – US
A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality.

* All films and Q+As include captions