Join us this July for ReelAbilities virtual summer screenings celebrating 30 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Films streaming Jul 10–17. Free virtual Q+A: Tue, Jul 14, 1 PM EDT

Watch the filmmaker panel here.

CODA
Dir. Erika Davis-Marsh
22 min – 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 Language
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 Turinski
11 min – Documentary – English – US
A peek inside a unique business owned and operated by a young man with Down Syndrome and his father.

Films will include captioning. Audio description is also available for the films. Q+A will include live captioning and ASL interpretation.

Q+A Panelists:

CODA: director Erika Davis-Marsh, producer Cassandra Jones, and actors CJ Jones, Kerryanton Jones, and Ryan Lane.
JMaxx and the Universal Language: director Ryan Mayers and subject Jarell Stevens
Sock Guys: director Katie Turinski and subjects Mark and John Cronin