OCEAN HEAVEN MOURNING (SOOG) FILMS XIAO LU XUE | CHINA | 2010 | 96 MIN | NARRATIVE MORTEZA FARSHBAF | IRAN | 2011 | 85 MIN | NARRATIVE SPECIAL EVENTS SEVEN KEYS TO THEATER BREAKING , in his first dramatic role, stars in this moving This cinematic road trip follows a deaf couple and their UNLOCK THROUGH BARRIERS story of a father’s tireless love for his autistic son and young nephew on their way to Tehran. Before they get there, HEIDI LATSKY DANCE / Elaine Hall, author and founder of The (TBTB) Miracle Project, discusses her newly his attempt to teach his son the life skills necessary the couple must break the news to the boy that his parents THE GIMP PROJECT The only Off-Broadway theater published book Seven Keys to Unlock dedicated to advancing professional to surviving on his own. A poignant tribute to parents’ were killed in an accident but the journey proves to be more Pushing her physically integrated work Autism (Elaine Hall and Diane Isaacs, complex than they had expected. actors and writers with disabilities infinite love for their children. beyond conventional boundaries, Heidi Jossey-Bass Publishing, 2011). When presents a staged reading of William CINEMABILITY— OPENING NIGHT Latsky offers a preview of “Somewhere.” traditional therapies failed to help her Shakespeare’s The Merchant Of Venice. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Wildly different renditions of “Over Keke, India, Rick Guidotti/Positive Exposure autistic son, Hall sought out creative TBTB has been hailed by The NY Times Feb 9, 7 pm at The JCC in Manhattan the Rainbow,” a song so easily people—actors, writers, and teachers— Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, William as “an extraordinary troupe designed Followed by reception (PRINSESSA) misconstrued in the context of POSITIVE EXPOSURE to work with him. The methods Elaine H. Macy, Gary Sinise and many See schedule for additional screenings PRINCESS to defy expectations” and by The New disability, propel a celebration of Presentation by award-winning developed to reach kids with autism more discuss the ever-changing ARTO HALONEN | FINLAND | 2010 | 104 MIN | NARRATIVE York Post as “quite simply one of the physical virtuosity, movement, photographer Rick Guidotti, who has resulted in The Miracle Project and portrayals of disability in film, US Premiere most enjoyable companies in the invention and the sheer joy of dancing. spent the past fourteen years work- were profiled in the HBO documentary, TV and advertising in a new APHASIA Based on real-life events, the amazing and musical story ART EXHIBIT country.” In this reading TBTB spins CARL MCINTYRE | USA | 2010 | 40 MIN | NARRATIVE Sat Feb 11, 2 pm, FREE ing internationally to change societal Autism: The Musical. documentary by Jenni Gold. A of Anna Lappalainen who believed she was a princess, BY COLER-GOLDWATER attitudes towards individuals living with one of Shakespeare’s most thrilling The JCC in Manhattan Thu, Feb 9, 7 pm special presentation of excerpts NY Premiere and spent 50 years as a patient at a psychiatric hospital, An exhibit of patient/resident artwork genetic difference. and controversial plays and reveals from Coler-Goldwater Specialty Mon, Feb 13, 4 pm, FREE Sid Jacobson JCC the parallel of prejudice based on race, from the film-in-progress will be Actor Carl McIntyre suffered a massive stroke in 2005 where her lovable personality healed and brought joy to Rick is the founder and director of Hospital & Nursing Facility, Roosevelt 115th St NY Public Library, 203 W. 115th St, religion and disability in a multicultural followed by dinner & conversation and lost his ability to read, write and speak, but not his those around her. Positive Exposure, an innovative arts, Sun, Feb 12, 12 pm Island. Paintings display various New York, NY 10026 | 212.531.3149 society that’s an international trading with filmmakers and some of the drive to act. Through humor and pathos, Aphasia speaks education and advocacy organization Central Queens Y and Samuel Field Y techniques and subject matter, center. Be it Venice in 1600 or New York stars of the film. which utilizes the visual arts to sig- to anyone who has struggled to meet life’s challenges. expressing the artists’ inner voice Sun, Feb 12, 3 pm City today, it’s a place where cultures MUSIC FOR AUTISM nificantly impact the fields of genetics, Staten Island JCC Fri, Feb 10, 7 pm REEL ENCOUNTERS 2012 and speaking to the therapeutic and clash and conflict ensues. Advance registration required An interactive “” mental health and human rights. VARIOUS | COLLECTION OF SHORT INTERNATIONAL FILMS rehabilitative value of art. Sun, Feb 12, 7 pm 60 minutes. The JCC in Manhattan concert featuring a performance by Sat, Feb 11, 3 pm, FREE I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK ALONE On view Feb 9-14 at: JCC of Mid-Westchester Sat, Feb 11, 5:15 pm, FREE DANIEL RIBEIRO | BRAZIL | 2010 | 17 MIN | NARRATIVE renowned Broadway stars. Open for The JCC in Manhattan BODY AND SOUL (DE CORPO E ALMA) Mon, Feb 13, 6:30 pm The JCC in Manhattan AGLAEE 115th St NY Public Library individuals with autism and their MATTHIEU BRON | FRANCE/MOZAMBIQUE | 2011 RUDI ROSENBERG | FRANCE | 2010 | 20 MIN | NARRATIVE 203 West 115th St, New York, NY 10026 families. Advance registration required. Mid-Manhattan NY Public Library 54 MIN | DOCUMENTARY 10:4 (TEN TO FOUR) US Premiere 212.531.3149, FREE READING REELABILITIES GUY NATANEL | UK | 2010 | 5 MIN | DOCUMENTARY Visit musicforautism.org Join us for story hour at NY Public The amazing story of three young Mozambicans with Andrew Heiskell Braille and SOUND SHADOWS US Premiere for information and registration. Library branches, featuring disability- PROGRAM UPDATES, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TICKETS physical disabilities who work to help others in their JULIE ENGAAS | NORWAY | 2008 | 7 MIN | DOCUMENTARY Talking Book Library Sun, Feb 12, 12 pm themed children’s books in multiple community. Their daily lives reveal how they see I Don’t Want to go Back Alone ANYTHING YOU CAN DO NY Premiere 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011 libraries from February 9th through EMMA BUCKLEY | AUSTRALIA | 2009 | 7 MIN | NARRATIVE The JCC in Manhattan themselves, raising questions about self-acceptance 212.621.0620, FREE 14th. For schedule and locations visit: and how to find and advance one’s place in society. RUN IF YOU CAN (RENN WENN DU KANNST) newyork.reelabilities.org/events REELABILITIES.ORG DIETRICH BRUGGEMANN | GERMANY | 2010 | 112 MIN | NARRATIVE NY Premiere DEFINING BEAUTY: A gripping story of friendship that heats up to a love MS. WHEELCHAIR AMERICA triangle between frustrated Ben, who is bound to a wheelchair, his playful caretaker, Christian, and Annika, a ALEXIS OSTRANDER | USA | 2011 | 78 MIN | DOCUMENTARY dreamer and musician. Together they create adventures The vibrant lives of five women with disabilities on their filled with imagination and desire. But what starts out as a journey to the Ms. Wheelchair America pageant, where game turns serious when Ben has to face his biggest fear. the concept of beauty is defined through the lens of advocacy and perseverance. THE STRAIGHT LINE (LA LIGNE DROITE) RÉGIS WARGNIER | FRANCE | 2011 | 98 MIN | NARRATIVE US Premiere GIRLFRIEND The story of Yannick, a blind runner, and Leila, a recently JUSTIN LERNER | USA | 2011 | 94 MIN | NARRATIVE released convict. Their relationship develops on and off Evan, a young man with Down Syndrome, lives with his the racetrack but the couple’s love is met by adversity and mother in a working-class town hit hard by the recent family relations create obstacles. economic recession. When he unexpectedly comes into a large amount of money, Evan uses it to romantically pursue Candy, a girl he has loved since high school. MUSICAL CHAIRS SUSAN SEIDELMAN | USA | 2011 | 100 MIN | NARRATIVE A romantic tale about two New Yorkers, Armando from the MABUL (THE FLOOD) Bronx and Mia from the East Side, and their love of ballroom GUY NATTIV | ISRAEL | 2011 | 100 MIN | NARRATIVE dancing. Mia is a vivacious professional dancer, but a tragic A coming-of-age drama about a family that struggles to keep accident forever changes her life. True to his heart, Armando up appearances while hiding sins from one another. When dedicates himself, along with a group of colorful misfits, to the eldest son, who has autism, returns from an institution, help Mia `dance once more. the pressure builds and secrets begin to emerge. CLOSING NIGHT Thu, Feb 14, 7 pm at The JCC in Manhattan

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please visit NY DISABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL 8 | 646.505.5708 reelabilities.org FILM SCHEDULE BROOKLYN BRONX STATEN LONG ISLAND FILM WAX BRONX LIBRARY ISLAND CINEMA NYU LANGONE NEW YORK THE FIFTH ESTATE CENTER STATEN ISLAND JCC ARTS CENTRE MANHATTAN , or contact MEDICAL CENTER UNIVERSITY 506 5th Avenue 310 East Kingsbridge Rd 1466 Manor Rd Cinema Arts Centre THE JCC IN Alumni Hall B 721 Broadway, 6th floor, (btwn 12th & 13th Streets) Bronx, NY 10462 Staten Island, NY 10314 423 Park Ave MANHATTAN 550 First Ave (at 33rd St) Cinema Studies, Brooklyn, NY 11215 718.579.4244 718.475.5291 Huntington, NY 11743 New York, NY 10016 Michelson Theater 917.945.6836 631.423.7610 334 Amsterdam Ave 212.263.7300 New York, NY 10003 Ocean Heaven Ocean Heaven New York, NY 10023 212.998.3759 Girlfriend Thu, Feb 9, 11 am Sat, Feb 11, 7 pm Girlfriend 646.505.5708 Princess Fri, Feb 10, 7 pm Sun, Feb 12, 1 pm TTY 877.505.6708 Mon, Feb 13, 5:30 pm Defining Beauty: Defining Beauty Mabul (The Flood) Ms. Wheelchair America Defining Beauty Ms. Wheelchair America Preceded by Musical Chairs OPENING NIGHT CHATHAM Fri, Feb 10, 3 pm Ms. Wheelchair America Thu, Feb 9, 1 pm Sun, Feb 12, 4:15 pm Ocean Heaven Anything You Can Do SQUARE LIBRARY Sat, Feb 11, 6 pm Sun, Feb 12, 1 pm Thu, Feb 9, 7 pm SOLOMON R. GREAT NECK 33 East Broadway Body and Soul SPECIAL PRESENTATION New York, NY 10002 GUGGENHEIM QUEENS Aphasia ARTS CENTER Sun, Feb 12, 6 pm Mon, Feb 13, 7 pm Cinemability 212.964.6598 MUSEUM CENTRAL QUEENS Y The Clearview Squire Theater Fri, Feb 10, 7 pm Sackler Center for Arts 115 Middle Neck Rd Ocean Heaven THE ACTORS FUND & SAMUEL FIELD Y Great Neck. NY 11201 Sat, Feb 11, 2 pm Education-New Media Theater Reel Encounters 2012 1071 Fifth Ave, NY, NY 10128 ARTS CENTER 67-09 108 St WESTCHESTER 516.829.2570 Sat, Feb 11, 4 pm 212.423.3526 160 Schermerhorn St Forest Hills, NY 11375 COUNTEE CULLEN Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.268.5011 JACOB BURNS Musical Chairs FEB 9-14, 2012 I REELABILITIES.ORG Mabul (The Flood) LIBRARY The Straight Line Mon, Feb 13, 7:30 pm 718.640.1838 Girlfriend FILM CENTER Sat, Feb 11, 7 pm 104 West 136th St Followed by Body and Soul Mon, Feb 13, 1 pm 364 Manville Rd ADELPHI UNIVERSITY New York, NY 10030 Sound Shadows and 10:4 Pleasantville, NY 10570 Run if You Can preceded by Aglaee Olmsted Theatre 212.491.2070 Fri, Feb 10, 11 am 914.747.5555 Sat, Feb 11, 9 pm Thu, Feb 9, 7 pm Musical Chairs 1 South Ave Reel Encounters 2012 Musical Chairs Mon, Feb 13, 7 pm Girlfriend Garden City, NY 11530 Aphasia Sat, Feb 11, 2 pm Fri, Feb 10, 2 pm Musical Chairs Thu, Feb 9, 7:30 pm 516.877.4000 Sun, Feb 12, 2 pm Fri, Feb 10, 7 pm MUSEUM OF THE JEFFERSON MARKET ST. AGNES LIBRARY MOVING IMAGE Mourning Princess Preceded by Mourning LIBRARY 444 Amsterdam Ave Bartos Screening Room Fri, Feb 10, 7:30 pm Sound Shadows Sun, Feb 12, 3:30 pm New York, NY 10024 36-01 35 Ave (at 37 St) 425 Ave of the Americas Defining Beauty Sat, Feb 11, 3 pm The Straight Line New York, NY 10011 212.621.0619 Astoria, NY 11106 718.777.6888 Ms. Wheelchair America Sun, Feb 12, 6 pm 212.242.5233 Aphasia Sat, Feb 11, 5 pm Ocean Heaven The Straight Line Preceded by Girlfriend Girlfriend Sat, Feb 11, 1 pm Mon, Feb 13, 6 pm Sat, Feb 11, 2 pm Ocean Heaven Anything You Can Do Sun, Feb 12, 8:30 pm Anything You Can Do Sun, Feb 12, 5 pm Sun, Feb 12, 7 pm ROOSEVELT ISLAND MID-MANHATTAN Musical Chairs Body and Soul GOLDWATER Sat, Feb 11, 5 pm The Straight Line Mon, Feb 13, 7 pm NY PUBLIC LIBRARY Mon, Feb 13, 7:30 pm 455 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor HOSPITAL Mabul (The Flood) Princess New York, NY 10016 1 Main St., Roosevelt Island, Sun, Feb 12, 2 pm Mon, Feb 13, 8:45 pm 212.340.0863 NY, NY 10044 | 212.318.4728 CLOSING NIGHT Mourning Defining Beauty Musical Chairs Sun, Feb 12, 5 pm ALL FILMS FOLLOWED Musical Chairs Ms. Wheelchair America Sat, Feb 11, 7 pm Tue, Feb 14, 7 pm Sun, Feb 12, 2 pm Defining Beauty BY DISCUSSIONS Ms. Wheelchair America Ocean Heaven MANHATTAN I BRONX I BROOKLYN I QUEENS Mon, Feb 13, 7 pm STATEN ISLAND I LONG ISLAND I WESTCHESTER