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May’s screening showcases home grown movies and shines the disTHIS! spotlight on a talented crop of local filmmakers not afraid to tackle provocative subjects. Meet the filmmakers who will be on hand to answer your questions following the screening! About the films: ONE NIGHT SIT In this documentary produced by disTHIS! hosts ConnecTV, Carmelo Gonzalez and Diana Naftal detail the experience of four gay men with physical disabilities and the difficulties they’ve faced within the gay male community. Frank, while notably lacking in self-pity, participants discuss dating men with and without disabilities as well as the affect the so-called “cult of the body” has had on them. 11 minutes, 2004, CAPTIONED WE ALSO DANCE Local filmmaker Nancy Stevens asks tough questions. Questions like, “Why, with little or no sight would someone choose an art form that normally requires so much visual acuity? How do people with visual impairments learn dance steps? Navigate space? Hold their balance?” Said the Village Voice, “By showing us what the subjects of this stirring documentary “see” and how they perceive space, Stevens makes us feel (what) made it possible. The fact that sentimentality is absent makes the film all the more moving.” 36 minutes, 2005, CAPTIONED & AUDIO DESCRIBED SPIT IT OUT is a funny and poignant portrait of Jeff Shames' successful efforts to come to terms with stuttering and his family's legacy of denial. Hollywood loves to poke fun at people who stutter. But Shames isn't laughing - he's fighting back. With SPIT IT OUT Shames’ and director Jonathan Skurnik speak out loud and clear about difficult issues. The movie is sometimes lighthearted, but casts a bright spotlight on an often hidden disability -- what life can be like for adults who stutter. 55 minutes, 2004 disTHIS! movies, talkback sessions and related events are open to the public. $5 Suggested Donation. Space is wheelchair accessible. Snacks are provided and there is a cash bar for drinks, but space is limited! Call 212.251.4092 to reserve YOUR seat or email: Lawrence@dnnyc.net An audience discussion WITH THE FILMMAKERS will follow the screening!
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