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RED CARPET OPENING NIGHT MARCH 2–8, 2017 MARCH 2-8, 2017 THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 7 PM Presented by JCC , the Ninth Annual ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities JCC MANHATTAN MANHATTAN Film Festival is dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of 334 Amsterdam Ave @ 76th St BRONX the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with different abilities. The festival presents award-winning films in various locations throughout the BROOKLYN NYC metropolitan area. Discussions and other engaging programs bring QUEENS the community together to explore, discuss, and celebrate the diversity of our FEATURING STATEN ISLAND shared human experience. NY.REELABILITIES.ORG SANCTUARY LONG ISLAND DIR. LEN COLLIN | 85 MIN | IRELAND | NARRATIVE | NY PREMIERE WESTCHESTER ROCKLAND In this dramatic comedy, Larry and Sophie are trying to be together ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION in a world doing everything to keep them apart. ReelAbilities strives to include all people. Individuals requiring accommodations to participate should contact the screening venue directly by February 16. ASL interpretation, CART, Audio Description, and information in OPENING NIGHT CO-CHAIRS Braille are available upon request. All films are captioned, and all venues are Lynn Bartner-Wiesel & Elisha Wiesel wheelchair accessible. Michelle & Jeff Feig FOR INFORMATION + TICKETS VISIT TICKET INFORMATION Admission varies by location. Tickets are available online starting February 2. NY.REELABILITIES.ORG/ONG2017 To purchase tickets or register by phone, please contact the screening venue directly.

Group rates and discounted passes are available. For information, please visit ny.reelabilities.org or contact the screening venue directly.

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THE INTREPID SEA, AIR & NEW YORK UNIVERSITY BRONX MUSEUM OF THE LONG ISLAND SPACE MUSEUM AND THE CHILD STUDY MOVING IMAGE 1 Intrepid Square, CENTER AT NYU LANGONE BRONX LIBRARY CENTER Bartos Screening Room CINEMA ARTS CENTRE FEATURED GUESTS 12th Avenue & 46th Street 36-01 35 Ave. (at 37th Street) NYU Journalism 310 East Kingsbridge Rd, 423 Park Ave. SCHEDULE New York, NY 10036 7th floor Commons A s t o r i a, N Y 1110 6 646.381.5289 Bronx, NY 10458 718.777.6888 Huntington, NY 11743 NISE: THE HEART OF MADNESS 20 718.579.4244 631.423.7610 MANHATTAN Mon, Mar 6, 8:30 PM AMERICAN VETERAN New York, NY 10003 SANCTUARY Sun, Mar 5, 2 PM 212.998.3759 HOW SWEET THE SOUND: THE BLIND Sat, Mar 4, 2:30 PM HOW SWEET THE SOUND: THE BLIND MY FERAL HEART BOYS OF ALABAMA BOYS OF ALABAMA JCC MANHATTAN Tue, Mar 7, 6 PM SWIM TEAM Sat, Mar 4, 2:30 PM KILLS ON WHEELS Sun, Mar 5, 1 PM 334 Amsterdam Ave Fri, Mar 3, 6 PM Sat, Mar 4, 5 PM REEL DIVERSITY: INDUSTRY EVENT + JCC HARLEM TIME TO LOVE, A BACKSTAGE TALE New York, NY 10023 THE VIEW FROM TALL 646.505.5708 THE VIEW FROM TALL 318 West 118th St. Sun, Mar 5, 3:30 PM Tue, Mar 7, 7 PM New York, NY 10026 LEHMAN COLLEGE Sun, Mar 5, 2:30 PM T T Y 87 7. 5 0 5.670 8 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY Music Building, 212.865.1215 MY FERAL HEART OPENING NIGHT GALA: CLOSING NIGHT: 51 East Dining Room HOW SWEET THE SOUND: THE VIEW FROM TALL New York, NY 10003 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West Sun, Mar 5, 5 PM GOLD COAST SANCTUARY 718.990.1308 Thu, Mar 2, 7 PM THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Mon, Mar 6, 7 PM Bronx, NY, 10468 INTERNATIONAL Wed, Mar 8, 7 PM SANCTUARY AT EYE LEVEL 718.960.8441 STATEN ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL TIME TO LOVE, A BACKSTAGE TALE Wed, Mar 8, 5 PM Fri, Mar 3, 10 AM Followed by Closing Night Tue, Mar 7, 7 PM REEL ENCOUNTERS: STUTTER, Bowtie Squire Cinemas Reception WINSTON’S GHOST, ANDY BARRIE: 115 Middle Neck Rd. William H. Macy REEL EXCHANGE: PRESS CONFERENCE THE VOICE JCC OF STATEN ISLAND Great Neck, NY 11021 Fri, Mar 3, 3 PM WHITNEY MUSEUM OF 1466 Manor Rd. 516.829.2570 LINCOLN CENTER FOR Mon, Mar 6, 4 PM Staten Island, NY 10314 SHABBAT FILM, DINNER + 67TH ST. LIBRARY THE PERFORMING ARTS AMERICAN ART AT EYE LEVEL 718.475.5250 CARTE BLANCHE CONVERSATION: REEL SIGNS 328 E. 67th St. David Rubenstein Atrium 99 Gansevoort St. Mon, Mar 6, 5 PM Wed, Mar 8, 7:30 PM Fri, Mar 3, 6:30 PM New York, NY 10065 61 W. 62nd St. New York, NY 10014 REEL ENCOUNTERS: 4 QUARTERS OF 212.734.1717 New York, NY 10023 212.671.1823 AMERICAN VETERAN SILENCE, ANNA, DANCING ON WHEELS, REELABILITIES R&R Mon, Mar 6, 7 PM JED’S DAY, PICKED, SPECTRUM: A Sat, Mar 4, 2–5 PM SPECIAL PROGRAM: ARTISTS IN 212.875.5375 HOW SWEET THE SOUND: LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY TRAINING FEATURING PICKED REEL ENCOUNTERS: SPECTRUM: STORY OF THE MIND Center for Community DANCING ON WHEELS: KITTY LUNN TIME TO LOVE, A BACKSTAGE TALE THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Tue, Mar 7, 3 PM Thu, Mar 2, 4 PM Mon, Mar 6, 7:30 PM Sat, Mar 4, noon A STORY OF THE MIND, DANCING ON Inclusion Sat, Mar 4, 2 PM Hillwood Commons SPECTRUM: A STORY OF THE MIND WHEELS, 4 QUARTERS OF SILENCE MY HERO BROTHER REEL SPECTRUM: ANNA, Tue, Mar 7, 4 PM Wed, Mar 8, 4 PM 720 Northern Blvd, Fri, Mar 3, 3 PM SPECTRUM: A STORY OF THE MIND, THE METROPOLITAN BROOKLYN Brookville, NY 11548 MY FERAL HEART MY HERO BROTHER 516.299.3812 WINSTON’S GHOST Tue, Mar 7, 5 PM RJ Mitte Sat, Mar 4, 3 PM Sat, Mar 4, 2 PM MUSEUM OF ART THE REBOUND 1000 Fifth Ave. DRAFTHOUSE ST GEORGE KILLS ON WHEELS THE REBOUND Thu, Mar 2, 12:30 PM REEL EXCHANGE: Gallery 601 445 Albee Square West Tue, Mar 7, 7 PM LIBRARY CENTER MAKING FILM ACCESSIBLE Mon, Mar 6, 4:30 PM New York, NY 10028 4th Floor 5 Central Ave. MY HERO BROTHER Sat, Mar 4, 4 PM 212.650.2010 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Staten Island, NY 10301 Tue, Mar 7, 5:30 pm 718.513.2547 QUEENS REEL ENCOUNTERS: ANDY BARRIE: THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL ASL GALLERY TOUR + CONVERSATION KILLS ON WHEELS VOICE, CHILDREN OF GOD, JED’S DAY, WITH AN EDUCATOR: GUERCINO’S HOW SWEET THE SOUND: Thu, Mar 2, 6 PM Saul Farber Auditorium THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA ROCKLAND LEFTY & LOOSEY, PICKED, STUTTER SAMSON CAPTURED BY THE CENTRAL QUEENS Y + REEL ENCOUNTERS: 4 QUARTERS OF and 28th St. Mon, Mar 6, 7 PM Sat, Mar 4, 4:30 PM 212.998.3759 PHILISTINES / EMMANUEL VON SCHACK SILENCE, THE QUIET ONES, ANNA, Sat, Mar 4, 11 AM SAMUEL FIELD Y JCC ROCKLAND AMERICAN VETERAN NISE: THE HEART OF MADNESS 67-09 108 St. SPECTRUM: A STORY OF THE MIND 450 West Nyack Rd. Sat, Mar 4, 6 PM Fri, Mar 3, 2:30 PM Forest Hills, NY 11375 Mon, Mar 6, 6 PM West Nyack, NY 10994 BRIC 718.268.5011 ON DISPLAY MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY 647 Fulton St AMERICAN VETERAN 845.362.4400 Sat, Mar 4, 7 PM 455 5th Ave. Entrance at Rockwell Place SWIM TEAM Tue, Mar 7, 6 PM MY HERO BROTHER Brooklyn, NY 11217 Sun, Mar 5, 10 AM Danny Woodburn KILLS ON WHEELS CITY COLLEGE New York, NY 10016 Thu, Mar 2, 7:30 PM 212.340.0863 718.683.5600 Sat, Mar 4, 8:30 PM ACCESSABILITY CENTER REEL ENCOUNTERS: DANCING ON SWIM TEAM Shepard Hall BRIC FLIX: CELEBRATING THE CULTURE WESTCHESTER ADVOCACY FORUM AT EYE LEVEL WHEELS, JED’S DAY, ANNA, Tue, Mar 7, 7:30 PM MCA Room 291 Fri, Mar 3, 2 PM OF DISABILITY THROUGH FILMMAKING SPECTRUM: A STORY OF THE MIND, Sun, Mar 5, noon THE REBOUND + DANCING ON WHEELS 160 Convent Ave. Wed, Mar 8, 7 PM ANDY BARRIE: THE VOICE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE NISE: THE HEART OF MADNESS Wed, Mar 8, 7:30 pm THE REBOUND New York, NY 10031 Sun, Mar 5, 1 PM YONKERS Sun, Mar 5, 2 PM 212.650.7552 Sat, Mar 4, 2 PM MY HERO BROTHER 2548 Central Park Ave. CARTE BLANCHE AT EYE LEVEL SPECTRUM: A STORY OF THE MIND BROOKLYN PUBLIC Mon, Mar 6, 12:30 PM Yonkers, NY 10710 Sun, Mar 5, 4 PM Thu, Mar 2, 12:15 PM Sun, Mar 5, 2 PM LIBRARY 914.226.3082 CARTE BLANCHE AMERICAN VETERAN Dr. S. Stevan Dweck KILLS ON WHEELS Sun, Mar 5, 6 PM Mon, Mar 6, 6 PM Cultural Center Tue, Mar 7, PM 10 Grand Army Plaza PROGRAM UPDATES, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION + TICKETS MY HERO BROTHER Brooklyn, NY 11238 Sun, Mar 5, 8 PM 718.230.2100 SWIM TEAM KILLS ON WHEELS NY.REELABILITIES.ORG Mon, Mar 6, 6 PM Wed, Mar 8, 7:30 PM 646.505.5708 | TTY 877.505.6708 KILLS ON WHEELS SWIM TEAM DIR. ATTILA TILL | 102 MIN | HUNGARY | DIR. LARA STOLMAN | 100 MIN | USA | NARRATIVE | NYC PREMIERE DOCUMENTARY In this wildly original dark comedy, In New Jersey, the parents of one boy two teenage boys living in a facility with autism form a competitive swim FEATURES for children with disabilities befriend team, recruiting a diverse group of a gruff hitman who enlists them to be teens on the autism spectrum and his accomplice wheelchair assassins. training them with high expectations Hungary’s Oscar submission for Best and zero pity. Foreign Film. In theaters Spring 2017.

AMERICAN VETERAN MY FERAL HEART THE REBOUND DIR. JULIE COHEN | 75 MIN | USA | DIR. JANE GULL | 83 MIN | UK | NYC PREMIERE DIR. SHAINA ALLEN | 65 MIN | USA | DOCUMENTARY | US PREMIERE Luke, a fiercely independent young man DOCUMENTARY Sgt. Nick Mendes was paralyzed from with Down syndrome, is suddenly put into This film follows the underdog journey the neck down by an IED and suffers a group home, where his frustration finds of the Miami Heat Wheels wheelchair from PTSD. The film follows Nick’s release in unexpected friendships and the basketball team in their quest for a journey over the course of five years, revelation of long-buried secrets. national championship. It is a story of sharing his sometimes harrowing, unwavering resolve and a testament to sometimes romantic, and often our innate ability to connect and work surprisingly funny life. together despite challenges.

AT EYE LEVEL MY HERO BROTHER THE VIEW FROM TALL DIR. JOACHIM DOLLHOPF + EVI GOLDBRUNNER DIR. YONATAN NIR | 78 MIN | ISRAEL | DIR. ERICA WEISS + CAITLIN PARRISH | 100 MIN | GERMANY | NARRATIVE | NY PREMIERE DOCUMENTARY | NYC PREMIERE 87 MIN | USA | NARRATIVE | NY PREMIERE When 11-year-old Michi finds his A group of young adults with Down High school senior Justine reluctantly estranged father’s address, he can’t syndrome embark on a demanding trip begins therapy in the aftermath of an believe his luck. When they meet and through the Himalayas accompanied affair with her English teacher. After Michi discovers that his father, Tom, by their typically abled siblings, bringing a rocky first few sessions, she forms has dwarfism, the two are forced to unresolved challenges to the surface. an unlikely bond with Douglas, her confront both disability and fatherhood Winner, Best Documentary, Jerusalem therapist, who is in a wheelchair and head-on. Film Festival. nurses demons of his own.

CARTE BLANCHE NISE: THE HEART OF MADNESS TIME TO LOVE, A BACKSTAGE TALE DIR. JACEK LUSINSKI´ | 106 MIN | POLAND | DIR. ROBERTO BERLINER | 108 MIN | BRAZIL | DIR. GUIDO BILBAO | 69 MIN | PANAMA | NARRATIVE NARRATIVE | NY PREMIERE DOCUMENTARY | NY PREMIERE Inspired by an incredible true story, Dr. Nise da Silveira refuses to employ This colorful documentary follows Carte Blanche is a feel-good movie electroshock therapy. Instead, she a group of young actors with Down about a high school teacher who— initiates an art therapy revolution syndrome who dare to mount La fearing he might lose his job and and confronts Brazil’s mental health Cucarachita Mandinga, a classic his dignity—decides to hide the fact establishment. Based on a true story. Panamanian play. Though they lack that he’s losing his sight. On VOD In theaters April 28, 2017. prior stage experience, they plan to put April 2017. on the first inclusive play ever staged in Central America. HOW SWEET THE SOUND: SANCTUARY THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA DIR. LEN COLLIN | 85 MIN | IRELAND | ALL FILMS FOLLOWED BY CONVERSATION. FOR UPDATES VISIT: DIR. LESLIE MCCLEAVE | 89 MIN | USA | NARRATIVE| NY PREMIERE DOCUMENTARY In this dramatic comedy, Larry and Legendary gospel quartet The Sophie are trying to be together in a Blind Boys of Alabama have had a world doing everything to keep them remarkable career. Since meeting at apart. Their night together takes NY.REELABILITIES.ORG a vocational institute for the blind, unexpected twists and turns when they they have toured for seven decades, bribe their caretaker into booking them amassing five Grammy Awards and a hotel room. international acclaim.

SHORTS

ANDY BARRIE: THE VOICE CHILDREN OF GOD JED’S DAY THE QUIET ONES STUTTER DIR. LANA SLEZIC | 13 MIN | CANADA | DIR. AHMED YASSIN | 10 MIN | IRAQ | DIR. MADOKA RAINE | 7 MIN | USA | DIR. TERESA GARRATTY |15 MIN | UK | DIR. IVO HUAHUA | 13 MIN | USA | DOCUMENTARY | US PREMIERE NARRATIVE | NY PREMIERE NARRATIVE | NY PREMIERE NARRATIVE NARRATIVE Former Canadian radio host Andy Barrie A young amputee bets his prized A day in the life of a man with In this murder-mystery, a teacher at a A strong-willed man with a stutter resolves finds a new voice in battling Parkinson’s possessions on his crush winning the boys cerebral palsy. boarding school for the deaf is brutally to win his son’s respect by speaking to the disease. vs. girls soccer match. murdered, and the suspects are narrowed boy’s class on Career Day. down to four students.

DANCING ON WHEELS LEFTY & LOOSEY DIR. QINGZI FAN | 10 MIN | USA | DIR. ZICO ABRAR | 5 MIN | USA | DOCUMENTARY | US PREMIERE NARRATIVE | NY PREMIERE Kitty Lunn, a paraplegic dancer, has been Private Investigators Lefty and Loosey teaching students with disabilities for the uncover a diabolical plot and must save past 30 years. the world.

SPECTRUM: A STORY OF THE MIND WINSTON’S GHOST: PICKED DIR. JILL JONES + BRENT YONTZ | 24 MIN | THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF RYAN GUSTMAN 4 QUARTERS OF SILENCE ANNA THE FORGOTTEN USA | DOCUMENTARY | NY PREMIERE DIR. HARRIET MAIRE | 9 MIN | DIR. ALEXANDER KOROLEV | 27 MIN | DIR. KELSEY AMELIA SNELLING | 8 MIN | DIR. BRIAN BINDER, BRIAN MEZERSKI, + DIR. CODY BROADWAY | 17 MIN | USA | An inventive animated and live action DOCUMENTARY | US PREMIERE NEW ZEALAND | NARRATIVE RUSSIA | NARRATIVE | US PREMIERE USA | NARRATIVE | NY PREMIERE DANIEL SPILLER | 9 MIN | USA | documentary about autism and sensory Follow the Texas School for the Deaf Anna’s routine is unexpectedly interrupted A sign language theater director has a love A girl’s quest for the “perfect” pumpkin DOCUMENTARY | NYC PREMIERE perception. Featuring Temple Grandin. Rangers’ road to success, as the only when someone takes her seat on the bus. affair with his lead actress, but is unable to sets her apart from her peers. Ryan combines his loves of photography deaf high school football team takes on leave his wife. and urban exploration, documenting a competitive league. abandoned buildings in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

ON DISPLAY: A MOVEMENT INSTALLATION BY HEIDI LATSKY DANCE REEL DIVERSITY—INDUSTRY EVENT A deconstructed art exhibit / fashion installation, offering a Join award-winning filmmakers and actors at this special industry event, exploring and celebrating commentary on society’s obsession with body image. Presented diversity on screen. Event will begin with a cocktail reception and will feature the NY Premiere of in the open and free space of the JCC Manhattan lobby, the The View from Tall. Presented in partnership with SAG-AFTRA DANCING ON WHEELS: KITTY LUNN installation allows performers and the public alike to fully Tue, Mar 7, 7 PM @ JCC Manhattan Meet renowned dancer Kitty witness each other. In addition to the movement installations, REEL EXCHANGE: RUSSIAN-US CULTURAL EXCHANGE photographs from previous iterations of ON DISPLAY will NY’s ReelAbilities and Moscow’s Breaking Down Barriers Film Lunn on screen and in person. A be exhibited in the L2 corridor. Please check the website for Festival are engaged in a Social Expertise Exchange program screening of Qingzi Fan’s short BRIC FLIX: CELEBRATING THE CULTURE OF DISABILITY movement installation times and details. under the auspices of the Eurasia Foundation. Join us for an film Dancing on Wheels will be THROUGH FILMMAKING Sat, Mar 4, 7 PM @ JCC Manhattan, Free array of programs that are part of this exchange and learn best followed by a dance performance Celebrate the diversity of human experience and discuss issues practices from our guests. by protagonists Kitty Lunn and around the portrayal of people with disabilities in media and film. Press Conference: Fri, Mar 3, 3 PM @ JCC Manhattan, Free Krishna Christine Washburn, and Films with varied perspectives showcase the lives and stories of Panel Discussion: Making Film Accessible: a conversation with Lunn and people with different abilities. The evening will feature excerpts filmmaker Qingzi Fan. from Swim Team, The Rebound, and Dancing on Wheels, Sat, Mar 4, 4 PM @ JCC Manhattan, Free PICKED Sat, Mar 4, 2 PM accompanied by a discussion with filmmakers and audience Q&A. Check online for program updates. @ JCC Manhattan, Free Wed, Mar 8, 7 PM @ BRIC, Free REELABILITIES R&R PASSING THE TORCH—ADVOCACY FORUM Join us for an afternoon of free, ReelAbilities is celebrating advocacy and honoring individuals DAYTIME EDUCATIONAL SCREENING PROGRAM SHABBAT DINNER, MOVIES + CONVERSATION: REEL SIGNS family-friendly programs. See a who are leading the way for inclusion and accessibility. Join us for Throughout the week of ReelAbilities, we offer select films for FREE ReelAbilities’ Dinner + Conversation is back with a compilation full list of events and workshops, an intergenerational panel discussion featuring disability rights for students and educators at JCC Manhattan’s screening room, of riveting deafness-related short films: 4 Quarters of Silence, such as a theater workshop, ASL advocates discussing the accomplishments of the movement and followed by a moderated conversation. We welcome all schools to take advantage of this special initiative. For more information, The Forgotten, and The Quiet Ones (see SHORTS for choir, and much more online: the pressing issues we face today. LEFTY & LOOSEY description). Presented in partnership with The Jewish Deaf NY.REELABILITIES.ORG Presented in partnership with Independence Care System. contact [email protected]. Resource Center (JDRC). Sat, Mar 4, 2–5 PM Sun, Mar 5, noon @ JCC Manhattan, Free Fri, Mar 3, 6:30 PM @ JCC Manhattan @ JCC Manhattan, Free MORE SPECIAL EVENTS, PROGRAM UPDATES, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION + TICKETS LISTED ONLINE: Advanced registration required THE FORGOTTEN NY.REELABILITIES.ORG