12th Annual ReelAbilities Film Fest Goes Online for Latest Edition

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Published on Wednesday, 25 March 2020 14:58

Written by Brad Balfour

The 12th Annual ReelAbilities Film Fesitval is joining the recent trend of film festivals shifting to online platforms in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Running March 31 to April 6, ReelAbilities is dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. Now the festival can be enjoyed from the comfort of your living room.

Films will be available online for 24 hours beginning at the scheduled start time and Q+As with filmmakers and guests will take place after the film’s first screening concludes. Films will still be fully accessible, presented with open captions and audio description. Q+As and panels will be broadcast in interactive livestream with captioning.

The festival includes the world premiere of Brian Thomas’ documentary Amy’s Victory Dance, the story of a former professional dancer who is run over by a 15-ton New York City express bus and her triumphant path back to the stage after the near loss of her life and leg. Oliver Sacks: His Own Life is a documentary about the foremost neurologist of the 21st century from director Ric Burns. Serbian director Raško Miljković’s debut feature film The Witch Hunters is a poignant tale about 10-year-old Jovan, who has cerebral palsy, and his imaginative world and adventurous friendship with his classmate Milica.

"We feel that these stories still need to be told and that creating community is as important as ever. For the first time ever, we will present the majority of our films, Q+As, and conversations online. We believe this will allow us to advance our mission of accessibility, making our films and conversations available to our community at times when gathering together in person is not possible." says Isaac Zablocki, the director of ReelAbilities Film Festival:

To learn more, go to: https://reelabilities.org/newyork/

ReelAbilities Film Festival
March 31 - April 6, 2020

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