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disTHIS! RETURNS
Tuesday, September 23, 6PM
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Avenue @ West 76th Street
Subway: 1/2/3 to West 72nd Street
Bus: M7/M11 to West 75th Street

Admission $10: Buy tickets here

Film still from Special People. A man faces the camera. He holds his hands in front of him, making a square as if framing a shot.

disTHIS! returns in partnership with the Realabilities NY Disability Film Festival for the US premiere of the feature length version of "Special People" followed by a panel discussion on film & disabilities moderated by disTHIS! curator, Lawrence Carter-Long.

Participants include: Commissioner Katherine Oliver of the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, Christine Bruno of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts,  actor/filmmaker Mat Fraser (“Every Time You Look At Me” / “Stubborn & Spite”) and filmmaker Justin Edgar ("Special People").

disTHIS! screened the short film on which "Special People" is based in April 2007.

Logo of the "Real Abilities" NY Disability Film Festival

THIS JUST IN!

-- Want to know what we think about the "Tropic Thunder" controversy? Read "how Hollywood got it wrong" over at disaboom.com.

-- Tired of the same old, same old with regard to disability casting and storylines? Read "C'mon Hollywood, We Dare You To disTHIS!" over at the Alliance For Inclusion In Arts.

Last screening:
Wednesday, June 18th!
HEAVY LOAD:
A FILM ABOUT HAPPINESS
... followed by Q & A with the band and gig w/4 Wheel City @ Arlene's Grocery, 95 Stanton Street. (Admission $8)!!!


 

The disTHIS! Film Series, sponsored by the Disabilities Network of NYC, showcases quality narrative, shorts, documentary and feature films with disability themes beyond clichés.

Once a month, the disTHIS! Film Series screens movies which spotlight pride instead of pity, character over charity and direction rather than diagnosis. Our movie are funny, sexy and maybe even a little startling; always provocative, never quite what you'd expect. Or as the slogan says, disability through a whole new lens. Read what audiences and supporters say about the disTHIS! experience by going here.

All disTHIS! movies, talkback sessions and related events are open to the public.


Photo: Carl Glassman, Tribeca Trib

The space is wheelchair accessible. ASL interpretation, open captions and/or audio description available whenever possible.

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disTHIS! is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the generous support of our Disabilities Network Members, United Way of New York City, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the Screen Actors Guild, the NYU Community Fund and Bat Entertainment.

Keep the movies coming! Join the Disabilities Network online!