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Amazing Grace

Directed by Lynn Montgomery

55 Min | English | USA | | Documentary
Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description
Advocacy, Animation, Art, Arts, Disability Representation, Family, Friendship, Health Care, Inclusion, Independent Living, Music, Women

Talented young musician Grace Fisher, proficient at 3 instruments, was on her way to the world famous Berklee College of Music. On her 17th birthday, she developed Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare polio-like disease. Determined to persevere, Grace sets out to find new ways to create art, driven by her philosophy: “My only limitation will be my imagination.” Featuring Justin Hurwitz, Academy Award winning composer of La La Land.

Past Screenings

Amazing Grace | Saturday Apr 9, 2022 | 6:30 PM | Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Wheelchair Seating
Audio Description
Sign Language Interpretation
Braille Materials
Open Captioning (OC)
Sensory Friendly Screening Environment
CART
Fully accessible to people using mobility devices

Disabilities featured:

Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Paraplegia, Quadriplegia

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