2015 Catalogue AND Cover OpenO v1

March 16–18, 2015
th
14
Annual
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our sponsors
Calgary SCOPE Society
Canada Council for the Arts
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
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Developmental Disabilities
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Welcome to our 14th
annual Picture this…film
festival!
I don’t often get a chance to
welcome people to the festival
because that job is usually
done by our festival director.
Regrettably, our festival
director’s short-term disability
leave has turned into a longer
one than originally planned.
This has meant the team
usually involved with helping
out had to run the show! It’s
been a challenge, but it has
also been a great learning
experience! A big ‘thank you’
goes out to both long-time
festival workers and those who
are newer to us for stepping up
to the plate to make sure this
year will be a success! I think
we have done our job well and
hopefully left the ship in good
shape for when our director
returns.
WELCOME
Having been involved in the festival from the beginning, I can say from
experience that it has been quite a journey. Early films entered were often
made by budding filmmakers working on complex, expensive and usually
borrowed equipment. It was very difficult for people with disabilities to
access equipment and create films in their own voices. Now almost
everyone can be a filmmaker. It is even relatively easy to get equipment to
make filmmaking more accessible. There is also more interest on the part of
the general public in films relating to disability. That being said, many
disabled actors and filmmakers still struggle to access the big screen. While
we have come a long way, we still have a long way to go.
What do we have for you this year? Prepare to be amazed by animation that
will captivate your interest from the opening screen, moved by authentic
stories of disabled people’s experiences from across the globe, challenged
by the relationship between disability and politics/war and simply entertained
by brilliant storytelling. We were thrilled by the number of Canadian entries
we received this year. Hopefully that means there are more filmmakers with
disabilities and people with disabilities who have stories to tell being
supported across our country. The films coming from Spain were incredible.
On the 100th anniversary of the beginning of WW1, we are being
challenged by UK filmmakers to think about the unique relationship between
war and disability. Speaking of the UK, our ongoing partnership with OSKA
Bright will bring the best of their festival from Brighton to ours in Canada.
This year’s films will glide you across the dance floor, educate you about
disableism and the damage it does around the globe, take you on a journey
through disability arts, activism and sexuality, ask you to explore
controversial issues, such as the use of restraint and seclusion and, most
importantly, challenge you to think differently about disability. Enjoy!
Acting festival director,
Denise Young
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Festival Location:
Calgary SCOPE Society
219-18 Street S.E.
Calgary, AB
ABOUT
Festival Admission:
Adult One-Day Pass (ODP)
$10.00
Adult Three-Day Pass
$20.00
Students, seniors and lowincome support programs (ODP)
$7.50
Children under 16 (ODP)
$5.00
Popcorn is ALWAYS FREE!
Festival Dates:
March 16, 17 & 18
(Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday)
Picture this...film festival is a part of the Community Development team of the
Calgary SCOPE Society
Picture this...film festival mission: Picture this...film festival, Canada’s first annual international disability
film festival, celebrates films by and/or about people with disabilities.
Picture this...film festival is a year-round program that:
●
Attracts films by and/or about people with disabilities to our major annual festival and numerous other
events.
●
Stimulates the voices of disability communities by creating a venue for people with disabilities to tell
their stories.
●
Educates the broader community about the lives of people with disabilities and the contributions of
disabled citizens.
The team at Picture this...film festival is dedicated to making the festival a great, must-attend, annual event
in Calgary. The work behind the scenes goes on for the whole year, culminating in the fabulous Awards
Gala Night and festival. As soon as one festival ends, work on the next one begins.
For the latest info:
www.ptff.org
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Picture this...film festival on the road: Picture this...film festival has always been an exhibition festival,
which means it goes “on the road.” The main festival is held each year in winter in Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. This is where films entered into the festival get debuted, shown for the first time under the Picture
this...film festival name. Once the main festival is over, Picture this...film festival goes on the road.
The name ‘Picture this...on the road’ is used to differentiate the main festival from the travelling part of the
festival. Picture this...on the road travels with a selection of films from the festival’s entries all over Alberta,
out of province and occasionally to other countries. As the reputation of Picture this...film festival increases,
so does the demand for it to travel to more and more locations and thereby reaching many more people.
To book Picture this...on the road to come to your area, please contact us at 403-717-5610
or director@ptff.org.
Judging criteria: The jury panel is made up of a broad range of individuals from the community with a wide
range of skills, knowledge, expertise and perspectives. They give up a large amount of their time to preview,
make notes and finally judge each film. As part of the process, each jury member uses a scoring form to
appraise each film. Some areas the jury panel considers are: overall impression, creativity, editing and
technical aspects. Eligibility of films and awards are at the discretion of the jury in consultation with the
festival director.
Awards and categories: Each award winner receives an etched award. Honourable mention recipients
receive an award plaque.
The categories are: Documentary, Drama, Education, Animation and Performance
TRT (Total Running Time) categories (where applicable): Under 10 minutes,10 to 30 minutes, 30 to
60 minutes, Over 60 minutes
Contact information
Calgary SCOPE Society, 219-18 Street S.E., Calgary, AB, T2E 6J5 Tel: 403-509-0200, Fax: 403-291-4087
Festival Director, Picture this...film festival, Tel: 403-717-5610, Email: director@ptff.org
Director, Community Development, Denise Young, Tel: 403-717-5613, Email: denisey@calgaryscope.org
Executive Director, Ryan Geake, Tel: 403-717-5616, Email: ryang@calgaryscope.org
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This was another
successful year for the jury
with entries from around
the world including
Australia, Canada,
Denmark, Russia, Spain,
Democratic Republic of
Congo, Uganda and UK.
Once again, submissions
were of high calibre and
extremely entertaining.
Where else—in one day—
would you fall in love with a
talking dog, watch a baldheaded man get a haircut,
and empathize with an old
man in a lighthouse who
pickles the love of his life in a
glass jar?
Only at Picture this...film
festival!
FROM
THE JURY
The winner of best in festival is Idiotas (Idiots), a drama from Spain, which retells
the familiar story of the ‘message in a bottle’ using hundreds of balloons which a
young man and his dog release from atop a church steeple. The cinematography
is superb and the camera angles are both memorable and impactful. Equally
impressive is the winner of best animation, Broken face, a submission from
Quebec, Canada. Jury members were captivated by the dramatic quality of this
short film where dialog, music and technical expertise come together beautifully.
We were deeply moved by Who cares?, the winner in the Documentary 10-30
minutes category. This film shares the struggle of three elderly Deaf people who
use British Sign Language as their method of communication. Issues surrounding
independence, social isolation and loneliness come to the fore as they grow older
and lose their family supports. Some of the camera angles powerfully depicted the
fragility of the ageing process.
Spain’s Mano a mano (Hand in hand), winner of the Drama under 10 minutes
category, is more than a boy meets girl film. It speaks to attraction and attenuation
as a young woman’s passion is quashed when the man she has just kissed drops
his knapsack onto the floor, exposing his prosthetic arm to the woman and a
packed train. Again, camera angles and, in this instance, the absence of dialogue
work in unison to build to a climax that is simultaneously captivating and
disappointing.
The festival is never short on films that are controversial in nature. This year's
submissions looked at topics such as the use of restraints in schools (yes, in
2014!) with the documentary Restraint and seclusion: Hear our stories and the
right to die with dignity, the documentary Just as I remember, just to name two.
Restraint and seclusion: Hear our stories won the festival’s Dodi Spittal Award.
Just as I remember earned an honourable mention in the Documentary 10-30
minutes category partly due to the son’s raw and honest recollections of family life
before and after his father’s diagnosis of A.L.S.
Along the same vein, body image and sexuality is covered—or, should we say,
uncovered—in Sins invalid: An unshamed claim to beauty in the face of invisibility,
which places front and centre artists of color and queer and gender-variant artists
who explore sexuality, beauty and the disabled body in an outstanding
performance piece winner.
In conclusion, the jury would be amiss not to acknowledge King of the road,
honourable mention in Documentary under 10 minutes, and The silent chaos,
honourable mention in Documentary over 30 minutes categories. These two films
speak to the determination and resilience in locations where culture and ideology
perpetuate the marginalization of the disabled. The idea that change begins with
one is an understatement in these memorable pieces.
Well, that’s it for this year. Enjoy yourself at the movies!
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Congratulations to all who
received awards and
honourable mentions,
and to all who submitted
their work to our festival.
AWARDS
Jury comments:
BEST OF
FESTIVAL
Idiots
-Spain-
“…whimsical and charming through and
through...lots of lovely subtle touches…
there was an element of curiosity and
mystery…the film progresses in a
meaningful way and each scene has been
carefully thought out and put into action…
very good flow and entertaining...”
Jury comments:
DODIE SPITTAL
AWARD
Restraint and seclusion:
Hear our stories
-USA-
“…educational, political...very
informative...value to teachers, parents
and caregivers about what should replace
restraints…held my attention…
demonstrates advocacy that brought about
change, but shows how change is slow…
an awareness piece…stories have
enormous power...”
Jury comments:
Award
Documentary under 10 minutes
Eye TV
-Australia-
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“...very creative storytelling…holds
viewers’ attention…highly inventive
blending of live action, computer effects,
animation and sound…seamless and no
wasted moments…entertaining…
creative…good intersection of information
and art…great humour throughout…would
be interesting to any audience.…”
Jury comments:
Honourable Mention
Documentary under 10 minutes
King of the road
-Uganda-
“...positive view on disabilities…delighted
with his motivation, drive and attitude…
breaks down barriers…creative
cinematography…to the point and
strong…the filmmaker was determined not
to be held back by attitudes and prejudices
towards disabilities…this film made me
smile...”
Jury comments:
Award
Documentary 10 – 30 minutes
Who cares?
-UK-
“…very powerful…insightful…engaging
story…excellent, it captures multiple
emotions and feelings…awareness
raising…emotionally engaging…touching
story…the isolation and loneliness is
conveyed in an important way…informed
and educated…your interest was captured
and held…an honest, emotional film...”
Jury comments:
Honourable Mention
Documentary 10 – 30 minutes
Just as I remember
-Canada-
“…a film that anyone would appreciate, it
will hit all your emotions…powerful and
honest…very engaging…nothing was
hidden…a personal view of the family
experience of ALS…engaging journey of
discovery…kept my attention…powerful
and very well done...”
Jury comments:
Honourable Mention
Documentary over 30 minutes
The silent chaos
-Democratic Republic of
Congo/Italy-
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“…cinematography is breathtaking…
images and music combined to create a
work of enormous power…epic, honest,
hard to ignore…photography is all
engaging…I found the ongoing fear,
potential for death, the life of extreme
struggles and lack of hope very
sobering...”
Jury comments:
Award
Drama under 10 minutes
Hand in hand
-Spain-
“...cinematography was exceptional…
wonderfully produced…minimalistic and
effective…interesting story…funny with a
poignant message...captures your attention
throughout…engaging tale about personal
space, boundaries, misconceptions…
creative and well acted…funny, neat story
told in a short time…lovely and entertaining
movie...”
Jury comments:
Honourable Mention
Drama under 10 minutes
Bastion
-England-
“…funny, creative and well acted, great
story…quirky, ironic and thoughtprovoking…stirs the imagination in a
major way…engaging to watch…the script,
acting and story were exceptional, couldn’t
stop laughing…filled with curiosity,
humour and questions…every moment is
purposeful...”
Jury comments:
Award
Drama over 10 minutes
Idiots
-Spain-
“…good sense of humour…light and
funny…great cinematography and script…
the talking dog was creative and
entertaining...nice message with the
balloons…loved the relationship between
man and his dog…very humorous…lovely
imagery…engaging... ”
Jury comments:
Honourable Mention
Drama over 10 minutes
Lala and Lola
-Spain-
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“…keeps you intrigued and wanting to
know more…really liked the slinky
metaphor…good story about depression
and the importance of strong, supportive
networks…very creative filming and storytelling…opening holds viewer’s attention…
shows the complexities of living with
depression...”
Jury comments:
Honourable Mention
Drama over 10 minutes
Eye am
-Turkey-
“…intriguing film…great emotional
power…his imagination drives the story…
interesting mix of drama and
documentary…very creative ideas and
professional production…strong visuals, a
roller coaster…a very creative approach to
understanding blindness…humour
interjected into the piece...”
Jury comments:
Award
Performance under 10 minutes
Does it matter?
WWI shorts (The series)
-UK-
“…an eclectic series exploring war from a
point of view seldom seen in mainstream
media…informing and entertaining…very
powerful and engaging…sound was
amazing and visuals were powerful…the
spoken word component is moving and
the images are striking...”
Jury comments:
Award
Performance over 10 minutes
Sins invalid: An unshamed
claim to beauty in the face
of invisibility
-USA-
“…powerful…thought-provoking…poetic
words and representation of bodies outside
the bounds of what is visible and
celebrated…visually spectacular and
interesting…important stories to tell…very
powerful and articulate…strong, meaningful
and poetic…good strong message that
needs to be seen far and wide...”
Jury comments:
Honourable Mention
Performance over 10 minutes
Him
-UK-
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“…I was informed, entertained and
educated…powerful and insightful
message…strong, funny and insightful…
wonderful and dry sense of humour…
nicely shot and good acting…very
artistic…wonderfully contemplative and
full of humour…loved this film...”
Jury comments:
Award
Animation
Broken face
-Canada-
“…the animation was exceptional…
entertaining…interesting story…great
cinematography…the story line kept you
engrossed in what was happening from
start to finish…beautifully executed…many
complex layers…great attention to detail…
very suspenseful, creative and engaging…
very professional work…amazing...”
Jury comments:
Honourable Mention
Animation
Look!
-Netherlands-
“…a fresh take on sharing sign language…
great animation…informative and
imaginative at the same time…very
engaging…really creative use of signing
and animation…delightful visuals,
humorous…effects are lovely and the
music complements the story line…loved
it...”
Jury comments:
Honourable Mention
Education
Vectors of autism:
A documentary about
Laura Nagle
-USA-
“…very interesting info regarding autism…
combines education and humour while
telling an engaging story...technically
creative…clever animation and effects…
inspiring…transitions of scenes are done
with ease…great clarity…cinematography
is excellent…a pleasure to watch...”
vol·un·teer [vol-uhn-teer] noun
1. a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service
or undertaking.
2. a person who performs a service willingly and without pay.
3. a person who makes the Picture this...film festival possible.
Thank you to all of
our wonderful
volunteers!
2015
ENTRIES
All film descriptions
have been provided
by the filmmakers.
Some may have been
edited for length.
2 and 2, are four
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Portugal
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Pedro Sena Nunes
213 things about
me
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UK
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Richard Butchins
Accommodation
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1782-PTFF-2015
00:13:15
USA
Educational
Alice Elliot,
Lynne McVeigh
We've grown accustomed,
erroneously, to furiously fear our
body's fragility. This fragility which is so
controversial to us to the point of
inducing in ourselves the typical and
contained movements, already tired.
Once. Twice. The same movements—
the fears—the counted expirations—
the subtracted bodies—the blind
horizons. But the day comes when we
understand that the fragility is precious
and that the movement's arrhythmia is
safe. And we dance, accomplices in
the differences of a shared fall.
Richard's Unlimited 2014 Research
and Development video piece (in
development) is based on a list of
personal traits written by a young
autistic woman who died leaving
behind a remarkable legacy of
writing and music. The work will
explore alienation, empathy, talent,
social exclusion and love.
Accommodation is a film triptych about
the variety of ways it is possible for
people with a spectrum of abilities to
succeed and have meaningful
experiences as part of the university
community. The films are personal
stories that stand alone or work
as a three-part variation on a theme.
They focus on ability, accomplishment
and hard-earned achievement.
Accommodation
furthers the
understanding of adaptive use and
universal design among university
staff. It also models inclusion,
accessibility and peer-to-peer
interaction.
Alberta
Foundation
for the Arts
All eyes on us
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00:25:57
UK
Performance
Eelyn Lee,
Steve Moffitt
Anna's gate
(La porte d'Anna)
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01:20:00
France
Documentary
Patrick Dumont,
Francois Hebrard,
Henri Magalon,
Catherine Schwartz
Bashir's vision
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00:14:45
Canada, Uganda
Animation
Daniel Roher
Bastion
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1723-PTFF-2015
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England
Drama
Ray Jacobs
All eyes on us follows the journey of
four inspirational performers to the
opening ceremony of the London
2012 Paralympic Games. Stephen,
Lauren, Johnnie and David trained
for four months in preparation for this
'once-in-a-lifetime' experience. With
a voiceover from well-known British
actor, Mat Fraser, All eyes on us
sees 22-year-old Jacqui AdenijiWilliams meeting each of the
performers during their training to
discuss how their involvement has
impacted their lives.
Anna's gate takes us into the lives
of a group of children with mental
disorders in a child psychiatric
hospital. We share the hard, titanic
and profoundly human work that is
accomplished daily by caregivers
and educators. We meet people
with an extraordinary destiny who
struggle daily for the welfare of the
poorest. The documentary reflects
the joys and sorrows of the sick
children and the challenges of the
medical team that accompanies
them.
In a small flyblown gym, the
boxers bob and dance, throw
shadow jabs and spar. Naguru,
in t he Uganda n cap it al of
Kampala, is a community of fast
hands where the love of boxing
rules. It's here that Bashir
Ramathan throws real head
snappers. His routine is the
same each day—a jog around
the slum, jumping rope and then
working with the bags. Unlike the
other fighters, however, Bashir is
completely blind.
Bastion was having an ordinary
day with a few of the regulars, old
gents with less and less hair to cut
each time. A completely bald man
walks into a barber's shop just
before closing time. Reflections in
the window and an irritating fringe
have told him it's time for a haircut.
Bastion is a short film that explores
the boundaries between play,
imagination and sanity. The
harmless jester is perhaps not as
harmless as he seems.
Bedding Andrew
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00:04:39
Canada
Documentary
Blair Fukumura
Broken face
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00:16:30
Canada
Animation
Alain Fournier
Celebrity
shotgun
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Loik, a sailor disfigured during
war, is posted to a remote
lighthouse with a bad-tempered
head keeper. But soon, the two
men find themselves besieged
by a strange storm…
This was Heart n Soul's first
feature film made in 2007. It was
directed by Mat Fraser, who
created the plot and script with
our artists.
1819-PTFF-2015
00:06:25
UK
Drama
Heart n Soul,
Mat Fraser
Chair enough
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On the eve of his 30th birthday,
Andrew Morrison-Gurza reflected
on his life as an LGBTQ man
with cerebral palsy, and the
event that helped shape his
identity as a gay man. With wit
and candour, Andrew's
unvarnished recounting of his
loss of innocence shines a light
on the culture of desire
perpetuated within the LGBT
community, and ideas of body
image, ableism and gay identity.
1707-PTFF-2015
00:05:09
Germany
Drama
Kuesti Fraun,
Alexander Busse
Caring is a serious thing.
Dancing outside
the box
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00:15:00
USA
Educational
David Y. Block
Dare to dream
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00:44:08
Canada
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Sheila Nykwist
Deal with it sister
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00:03:54
Canada
Performance
Jessica Hall
Desmond
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1820-PTFF-2015
00:10:16
UK
Drama
Heart n Soul,
Dele Fakoya,
Knifedge
Ballroom dancing merges the
rhythm of the music with graceful
movements of the dancers as
they glide around the floor.
Dancing outside the box shows
how wheelchair users and their
able-bodied partners bring their
two worlds together on the dance
floor, creating beauty in motion
and proving that everyone can
dance.
From his trials growing up as a
disabled child in India, to his
triumph of summiting Africa's
highest peak, Bharath Samrat
shares his personal journeys of life
as a 3'7" man. Filmmaker Sheila
Njkwist follows Bharath up
Kilimanjaro to uncover how the
power of the mind can propel the
body and spirit to incredible levels
of achievement. His struggles are
unique but his message is
universal. Dare to try. Dare to be
different. Dare to dream.
Mallory has CHARGE syndrome,
a genetic condition resulting in
physical and intellectual
disabilities, but she has never let
it hold her back. In this film,
Mallory speaks her mind and
tells her story in a feisty and fun
spoken word.
Desmond is a sci-fi adventure
with a difference. It tells the story
of DJ Dele, whose alter ego, a
21st century robo-man called
Desmond, comes to the rescue
of a man suffering an epileptic fit
at a nightclub. The film is a
collaboration between artist Dele
Fakoya and director Tom Hadley
from Knifedge Creative Network,
who together wrote and
produced the film.
Dirge
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00:06:57
Canada
Drama
Kat Germain,
Firas Momani
Do you dream in
colour?
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01:16:00
USA
Documentary
Abby Fuller,
Sarah Ivy
LEAVE EMPTY
"We're born alone, we live alone,
we die alone. Only through our
love and friendship can we create
the illusion for the moment that
we're not alone.” —Orson Welles.
Rachel collapses in a hospital
emergency room suffering from
anaphylactic shock. She is revived
by hospital staff in time to catch
the strange and lonely ride of an
elderly woman's dying breaths
and confronts the recognition that
we truly do die alone.
Follow four teens who are blind as
they pursue ambitious goals while
showing how they navigate a
sighted world. Overcoming odds
stacked against them, whether it
be the education system or peers,
these kids prove that dreams can
come true!
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Does it matter?
WWI shorts
(The series)
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UK
Performance
Series
producers:
Judith Knight,
Deborah May
When two million newly disabled
British ex-servicemen returned from
the First World War, society’s
attitudes to disability had to change.
In a series of short films produced by
Artsadmin and Xenoki, five
contemporary disabled artists
(Katherine Araniello, Jez Colborne in
collaboration with Mind the Gap,
Claire Cunningham, Tony Heaton
and Simon McKeown) present
unorthodox, irreverent and
unexpected takes on the legacies of
war and disability in Britain today.
Does it matter: Breathe nothing of slaughter
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Filmmakers(s): Tony Heaton
Does it matter: Ghosts
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Filmmakers(s): Simon McKeown
Does it matter: Oh! What a lovely, lovely ward
ID:1809-PTFF-2015
TRT: 00:03:09
Filmmakers(s): Katherine Araniello
Does it matter: Resemblance
ID: 1807-PTFF-2015
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Filmmakers(s): Claire Cunningham
Does it matter: Soldiering on
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Picture this...film festival
Dreamboat
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Drama
Shoot Your Mouth
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The end of
rock-n-roll
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Russia
Drama
Petrov Kirill
Enter the Dean
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Performance
Heart n Soul,
Hannah Mason
Evan's ride
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Canada
Documentary
Dale Sheldrake
John has been convinced by
‘friends’ that he has a mysterious
admirer and is guided by them to
try various ploys to impress
the laydeeez—all with disastrous
consequences. But then, the worm
turns…
He, a promising rock musician, has
many friends and a great musical
future ahead. But suddenly
everything changes. His mother
dies. His wife needs money for an
operation. They have a father who
is terminally ill, but are in conflict
with him. What to do? Does that
finish your rock 'n' roll?
Masterminded by Dean Rodney, a 23year-old artist, rapper and musician
from funk/punk group The Fish Police,
this fantasy world was brought to life
with the help of seventy-two band
members made up of musicians,
singers and dancers from seven
countries. Working online, the global
band created twenty-three original
songs and videos using cutting-edge
web technology. Most significantly,
they created a space where disabled
and non-disabled bands members
worked together to make the songs
come to life.
Evan’s ride
is a journey of
achievement and acceptance.
Thirteen-year old Evan Sheldrake
leads an inaugural bicycle marathon to
raise funds for ASD (autism spectrum
disorders). Diagnosed at age two with
severe autism, Evan shows that
perseverance, solid effort and love can
overcome seemingly impossible odds.
We learn the immense value of family,
caring and support, and witness the
difference they made in his success
with cycling. Now in its seventh
consecutive year, Evan’s Ride moves
forward.
Everything is
incredible
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USA
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Tyler Bastian,
Trevor Hill,
Tim Skousen
Eye am
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Turkey
Drama
Melik Saracoglu,
Hakki Kurtulus
Eye TV
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Australia
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James Kurtze
Fairyland forest
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Ireland
Animation
Jonathan Reynolds,
That’s Life Team
In the small town of
Siguatapeque, Honduras, a
shoemaker stricken by polio had
a dream to fly. Over 50 years
later, his helicopter, cobbled
together with rebar and old
bicycle parts, is an engineering
marvel in itself. Folklore swirls in
the town that it once got airborne
and ultimately begs the question,
is he a genius or is he crazy?
This is the autofiction of M (one
of the directors of the film), a
young film-freak looking forward
to shooting his own films. On
account of two consecutive
retinal detachments, he almost
goes totally blind. During 40 bedridden days, he'll be obliged to lie
prone with both eyes closed.
This 'rehearsal of blindness' will
culminate in his confrontation
with his own fears.
Eye TV is about travelling with
Dexter, my cat, to different
countries, backward and forward
in time and through other
dimensions. It is a mixture of
documentary, comedy, video
gaming and animation.
Fairyland forest
is a tender
allegory of how love defeats evil
and conquers all. It tells the story
of Bumble Bee's love for a
butterfly, Princess Pink. To win
her heart he has to defeat the
dragonfly, Prince Black, and face
the dangers of the evil army
which surrounds Fairyland forest.
It's an uplifting, heart-warming
story full of colour and the gentle
moral of how love wins out in the
end.
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Fishwater
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Heart n Soul,
Hannah Mason
Fitting in
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Drama
Shoot Your Mouth
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Forever mom
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Canada
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Julie Robinson,
Jessica Hall
Four Deaf
Yorkshiremen go to
Blackpool
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UK
Drama
Charlie Swinbourne
Dive into the wonderful world of the
Fishwater, but remember—no men
are allowed! The Fish Police's first
music video, from their debut album
The Marzipan Transformations,
combines upbeat surreal pop
imagery with glitchy beats. They
have created a unique blend of
electronic future funk, pop and hip
hop. Dean Rodney, Matthew Howe
and Charles Stuart mix their love of
computer games, cartoons, fast food
and Japanese culture to create
sounds that set them apart on the
UK urban music scene.
A new member, Ian, arrives at an
established drama group where
the members know each other
very well. He immediately gets
under the skin of most of the
members by being better than
them at everything—or so they
think, until he is asked to display
his acting prowess. Fitting in is a
touching short drama which
looks at the effect of new blood
and the difficulties of finding your
place in the established order.
Forever mom is an intimate look
into the lives of six mothers of
children with disabilities. Using
flowing images and entwined
narratives, the women reveal
their stories of love, loss, grief
and struggling to cope.
Comedy where four grumpy old
Deaf men travel to the seaside
for an annual Deaf event. But
when they meet a group of
young Deaf men, things start to
go wrong—starting with a
traumatic ride on a rollercoaster.
This film features sign language
storytelling from some of the
UK’s best Deaf actors and
comedians.
Fragmented lives
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UK
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Fay Hart
Fritz
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USA
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Benjamin Gonyo
A ginger sheep
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Israel
Drama
Rona Soffer
Godhead
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Canada
Drama
Connor Gaston
Fragmented lives offers a unique
and incremental perspective. It is a
documentary which focuses on the
emotional impact of disabilities and
personal stories. These raise
questions of love and self-image; the
idea of having more ability through
dreams and memories and the virtual
world, as well as the challenges of
living with a hidden disability. Told
through four people, each in their
own unique way. It also
encompasses the raw honestly of
how disability impacts one's life.
Fritz tells the story of a 70-yearold, hard-of-hearing artist who
struggles to get back on his feet
after the passing of his girlfriend
Darlene. Fritz battles a tumultuous
relationship with his brother who
thinks his ambitions are foolish and
a waste of time. In the end, it's the
one thing he failed at early in his
life (a professional art career) that
gets him back on his feet.
Nuni is a redheaded sexy girl who
used to be a sexy graffiti artist but
then lost her leg after an illness.
When she meets her first love,
years later, it's time for revolution!
She decides to live again and paint
another sheep—a perfect one, but
now a little different.
A mystic autistic attempts to heal
his broken family without saying a
word.
A good afternoon
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Iran
Drama
Babak Amini
Hand in hand
(Mano a mano)
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Spain
Drama
Ignacio Tatay
Hannah's dance
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UK
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Vesna Marich
The healing notes
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In this one-shot, 17-minute film,
a girl looks for her past life by
talking with two of her mother's
cousins.
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Spain
Documentary
Amparo Mendo
We can tolerate proximity with
others on a crowded bus during
rush-hour, so long as we keep
our hands to ourselves. But
when Laura notices she shares
the handrail with a very attractive
stranger, she decides to slide her
hand a few inches towards his.
“I love to dance,” says Hannah.
Although having severe cerebral
palsy and using a wheelchair,
Hannah James lives a very busy
life. Her drive, energy, ambition
and creativity are the forces behind
her many activities shown in this
film. The film follows the rehearsal
of a special dance piece produced
with Hannah, struggles in finding
the right theme and choreography
and the final triumphant
performance. Hannah herself
narrates this film using a
communication aid.
How far can music penetrate to
ease human beings' wounded
souls? Granada. Palestine.
Barcelona. A pediatrics' oncology
department. The Palestinian
conflict. Women who have lost
their freedom, and the notes
from Schuman, Handel or Bach
devoted by classical music group
Garnati Ensemble to soothe the
pain of those fleeting moments.
Him
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Performance
Sheila Hill
Hold strong
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South Africa
Drama
Marius Bonfeu
Hole
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Sharon is a 30-year-old male. He
is part of a new generation of the
most audacious cartoonists who
work for a newspaper in Africa. His
work is considered illegal by the
members of the political parties.
The government takes action. One
night, two vigilantes visit Sharon's
home, violence breaks loose and
they cut his hands. Sharon
recovers in hospital. What he does
next will prove that he has the
upper hand.
Hole is a daring portrait of a
disabled man yearning for
intimacy in a world that would
rather ignore him.
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Canada
Drama
Martin Edralin
I am a volunteer.
Why do I do it?
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developing a new performance
work about stillness and ageing.
A 78-year-old actor, Tim Barlow,
reflects on life.
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Russia
Documentary
Ernest Timerkhanov
Being a volunteer is a new
phenomenon for Russia. The
main character of the film, a
high-school student called Ignat,
wants to form his own opinion
about this phenomenon by trying
on the role of a volunteer.
Meeting the volunteers in person
for the first time, he watches their
activities and asks them the
questions he wants to know the
answers to: Who are they? What
is their motivation?
I am breathing
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UK, Denmark
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Emma Davis,
Morag McKinnon
I am half of who I am I am half of who I am (2011/12) is
(trilogy)
a performance project fuelled by
curiosity of the self. Only half of
Louise’s body, her left side, is
medically labelled with cerebral
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palsy. Her right side appears
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normal. The project explores her
UK, Italy
differing movement patterns from
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her left to her right, and the spaces
Andrew Dawson
between. The project is in
collaboration with Andrew Dawson.
Together Louise and Andrew
illuminate our understanding of this
physical, neurological condition.
Idiots (Idiotas)
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Spain
Drama
Fran Estevez
If I were
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Within one year, Neil Platt
becomes paralysed from the neck
down. As his body fails, he tries to
make sense of his life in order to
communicate who he is in a letter
to his one-year old son.
A red balloon descends from the
sky and lands in the magic city of
Santiago de Compostela (famous
for the Jacobeo's pilgrimage). A
smiling boy and his dog find the
balloon and discover that it has a
paper with a message. "Deflate me
little by little."
The film's prot agon ist, Vova
Kayukov, is a young guy with
severe cerebral palsy. He lives in a
mental institution near St.
Petersburg. Vova used to live with
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his mother but she died of cancer
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and Vova's relatives sent him to a
Russia
residential care home. From
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morning until evening, he watches
Alexander Kashcheev, T V , d r a w i n g a c t o r s a n d
Zhenia Berkovich
entertainers. For the first time in
eight years, Vova left the boarding
area. His driving experience mixes
up with the "Cop" series.
In Jonc's silence
(El silencio de
Jonc)
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Spain
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Susanna Barranco
In Jonc's silence explores Jonc's
life (a child with Asperger
syndrome) and the lives of people
with different disabilities based on
their testimonies and their day-today experiences. It also examines
disability through the reflections of
specialists who speak from a
personal and professional point of
view. Finally, the film has an
artistic side, involving the
collaboration of artists from many
fields with the full conviction that
art can be a way to put an end to
this difference.
IN/NI
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different world. Known-to-us
everyday forms of communication
and expressing emotions are not
the only ones possible. The
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e xp r e ss e d a l so i n a p p a r e n t
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silence. This footage was recorded
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during the “I Poetry Festival of Sign
Krzysztof (Christopher) Language” in Krakow, Poland.
Brozek
Invitation to dance
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USA
Documentary
Christian von
Tippelskirch,
Simi Linton
It's alright, I'm
awesome
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Performance
Luc Eisenbarth
An activist, an avant-garde of
disabled dancers, and a quest:
equality, justice, and a place on the
dance floor! Invitation to dance is
an eye-opening account of the
meaning of disability in 21st
century America. Simi Linton's
personal story forms the narrative
backbone of the film and is a point
of entry to the larger historically
significant story: the emergence of
disabled people as a vital and
outspoken constituency over the
last 40 years.
Comedy wrestling movie from the
depths of Luc’s imagination! Luc as
The Champagne Cowboy takes on
the world heavy weights for the
title! The Champagne Cowboy
makes light work of his agro heavy
weight opposition! Until reality sets
in! But….It’s alright, I’m awesome.
Jimmy
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Scotland/UK
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Martin Smith
The joys of
dancing
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South Africa
Performance
Marius Bonfeu
Juggle & cut
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In this action-packed documentary
series, we explore the life of
Vuyokazi Silhele from Nkanini,
Khayelitsha, Cape Town, together
with her amazing group of African
traditional-dance students. After
arriving in Cape Town some years
ago, her step-mother taught her
traditional dance as a survival skill
and she has never looked back. She
now commands a group of forty
talented and dedicated young
dancers. This is their struggle to
escape poverty and all sorts of
trouble.
Juggle & cut
is a short
documentary about Andy Phelps
who, after being paralyzed from
an accident, finds a new avenue
for his creative outlet.
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USA
Documentary
Caleb Slain,
Andy Phelps
Just as I remember
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McIntosh, MBE, who has been
campaigning for disabled rights
since 1972. We see the world from
his point of view, as a wheelchair
user living with cerebral palsy. The
film gives a unique insight into this
life—an incredibly intimate pointof-view portrait—with shooting
taking place over six months,
ultimately capturing a day in the
life.
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Canada
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Andrew Moir
Two fathers living with ALS are
faced with heartbreaking choices
that will change their children’s
lives forever.
Kathmandu
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Nepal
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Lok Dhoj Shah
Keep rollin'
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Austria
Drama
Miriam
Kienbuerger
Kidnapping in
Slovkia
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Valentin is fed up! Being in a
wheelchair after a snowboarding
accident is bad enough, but being
forced to participate in a theatre
project for people with disabilities
is…unthinkable! There is only one
ray of hope—Mira—his beautiful
carer. But there's a problem: she is
going steady with a local slime-ball
called Marc. Out of frustration,
Valentin and his housemates
decide to rob the gas station where
Marc works.
The main idea of this movie was
about ignorance. People often do
not notice any signs or moves
from the disabled.
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Poland
Educational
Mateusz Potocki
King of the road
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a cc e s si b i l it y t o t h e p u b l ic
transportation system of disabled
persons in Kathmandu valley. It
shows the disabled persons'
movement for an easier transport
system, which ran for two years,
and the results of that
movement.
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Uganda
Documentary
Batale Fred,
Alex Lyons
This film is about a person with a
disability, a strong member of
Disability Act Project Uganda,
who believes in himself to
change all people's behaviours.
He believes this through his
artistic practices. By mentioning
to everyone that he drives his
car, made of metal wires and
polythene papers, he feels he is
the King of the road.
The kiss
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UK
Drama
Charlie Swinbourne
Lala and Lola
(Lala y Lola)
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Spain
Drama
Judith Hidalgo
Laurence Clark
demonstrates why he
hates being called
'inspiring'
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The young woman Lola is caught
in the downward economical
spiral of Madrid. While struggling
with her personal crisis of
apathy, her grandma Lala has a
heavy stroke. With emotion and
humour, Lola and Lala try to
overcome the aphasia of
language and crisis.
Stand-up comedian Laurence
Clark spends a day on the
streets of London telling
everyone he sees that they’re
inspiring just for doing mundane,
everyday sh_t.
Laurence Clark (writer,
performer),
Karin Bosch (editor),
Sam George (producer,
director)
LCSI
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When a couple on a first date
strike up a conversation with the
couple at the next table, they find
themselves in a situation they
don’t expect. Sometimes, when
words won’t do, a kiss can say
everything.
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Educational
Thom Pancella,
Kelly Gregory,
Tonya Hays-Martin,
Amanda Coffin
When a library patron needs
information on the satellites
feeding information directly into her
brain, how should a library worker
respond?
An inappropriate
response can lead to a full-blown
crisis situation in the library and
the need for help from that elite
squad known as Library Crisis
Scene Investigators. Welcome to
this unique and engaging way to
teach public library workers critical
information.
Librarian 411 show
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Educational
Thom Pancella,
Kelly Gregory,
Tonya Hays-Martin,
Amanda Coffin
Look!
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Netherlands
Animation
Udo Prinsen
Looking up: Sami
Stoner & Chloe
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Brittney Lybarger
Love in spite
(Love davka)
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Israel
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Rona Soffer
Libraries are fantastic resources for
people, and our public library
workers meet and work with a wide
variety of people, including those
with disabilities and/or mental
illnesses. Many have questions or
other concerns regarding some of
their patrons and their behaviours.
Some may carry outdated ideas
about risks, violent tendencies or
other issues. Others have had great
experiences they would like to share
with their colleagues. This episode of
Librarian 411 show explores these
ideas.
A Dutch sign language
interpreter is starting a lesson.
What she is teaching, signs of
animals and plants, are coming
to life through animation. The
animals are more enemies than
friends to each other and soon
they are chasing each other. The
teacher is creating a big cage in
which she locks the animals and
peace is restored. But not for
long...
The purpose of Looking up: Sami
Stoner & Chloe is to give an
overview of Sami's obstacles and
how she learned to overcome
these issues with the help of her
guide dog, Chloe. Through
interviews, old photographs and
modern photography, this fiveminute documentary describes
the challenges of being legally
blind and how Sami has adapted
to live out her dreams.
At the age of 15, I was involved
in a severe car accident. In the
film, I pursued the challenge of
finding love. I met disabled and
non-disabled men and searched
for my place in a love equation. I
was in for a surprise.
M21: From the
medieval to the
21st
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DASH
Maria's house
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Russia
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Viktor Kustov,
Aleksey Lagerev
Masque
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Australia
Drama
Caleb Rixon
Meet the
superhuman
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Performance
Katherine Araniello
Live Art Interventions by disabled
artists in the birthplace of the
modern Olympics, Much
Wenlock in May 2012 as part of
the Cultural Olympiad. Filmed by
the Invalid Film Crew (Croatia).
M21 was produced by DASH in
collaboration with the Live Art
Development Agency.
The film Maria's house talks
about people with intellectual
and mental disabilities. Activists
have created a special place for
people like this. They call it a
social village and it's located
near Irkutsk. Children and youth
who would otherwise be totally
deprived of any future, live a
normal life here with their
everyday joys and sorrows.
“Nothing is more real than the
masks we make to show each
other who we are.” —Christopher
Barzak.
Settling in for a big night online,
Jess seeks out her Romeo.
Masque
explores our basic
human desire for connection,
and the truths that prevail it.
Meet the superhuman
is a
parody of the original Channel 4
advertisement for the London
2012 Paralympics. Araniello’s
version presents a satirical look
on disability removing all medical
references.
Memoirs of a
scatterbrain
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Netherlands
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Jan Thijssen
Men of spirit
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Argentina
Drama
Roy Elfenbaum,
Kevin Perelman,
Joaquin Lucesoli,
Nicolas Mannara,
Aldo Tolli,
Celeste Lambert
Mom is not crazy
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In 2013, the Russian national
para-taekwondo team won 1st
place at the European and World
championships, which took place
in Switzerland and Romania.
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Russia
Documentary
Andrey Nikishin
Milonguita
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Memoirs of a scatterbrain tells the
story of artist Rene Daniels (1950,
the Netherlands) and a career cut
short in its prime. It goes on to
explore how Daniels—in spite
of his disability—manages to
communicate through his recent
paintings. Heralded as a very
promising young painter, his work
was exhibited in Amsterdam, Paris
and Kassel. Christmas 1987 he
was struck by a brain
haemorrhage. The film is a
poignant portrait of finding his way.
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Israel
Documentary
Mordechai Vardi
Isaac is a young boy who had an
accident and ends up
hemiplegic, ruining his career as
a tango performer. His father,
who runs a tango school in his
house, hosts a barbecue for his
students, including Margarita,
Isaac's hidden love from before
the accident. He is ashamed of
showing himself, but his father
g iv e s h i m t h e st re n g t h t o
overcome his situation and try to
talk to Margarita again.
Amira (36) is mentally ill with a
high risk of suicide (borderline
personality disorder). Married to
Michael, they have four children.
She is a brilliant woman, with a
wide knowledge of Judaism. She
feels she must reveal her secret
in order to feel safe in the
outside world.
More than art
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Serbia
Documentary
Milica Batricevic,
Nenad Teofilovic,
Milan Milin
The mural
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USA
Documentary
Fran Guijarro,
Diya Guha,
Juli Lopez
My epilepsy
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UK
Documentary
Gus Cummins
My favourite leg
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Canada
Documentary
Coni Martin
The movie More than art tells a
story about the members of the
association Let’s Live Together
for persons with disabilities. It
follows their daily activities and
engaging participation in
workshops in and outside the
association, in an effort to create
the space for articulating their
creativity, freedom and
authenticity through various
forms of art.
The mural
is a 20-minute
documentary film following the
stories of several artists with
developmental disabilities from
non-profit thearcsf.org as they
work together with a group of
civic artists from freespace.io to
paint a wall that aims to erase
barriers. The film explores the
unlimited nature of art and its
capacity to express freedom,
even for those individuals whose
lives seem to be confined to the
boundaries of their disabilities.
The first half is a verbal
description of my epilepsy
accompanied by visuals
representing the time preceding
a seizure. This fades into a
hospital audio recording of the
time following a seizure—which
happened between these
moments, lasting a couple of
minutes. I retain no memory of
my seizures, usually not knowing
they happen. I’m trying to share
my personal experience. I find
this difficult, but important.
Have you ever wondered what
life would be like with only one
leg? My favourite leg tells the
inspiring story of the
perseverance and determination
of one person, Andrea Holmes,
who lives with that reality every
day. Despite her disability, she
succeeded as a paralympian
athlete and an international
champion for Canada in track
and field.
New constellation:
A dance-umentary
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Canada
Performance
Justin DuVal,
Lindsay Eales,
Danielle Peers,
Roxanne Ulanicki
Next factor
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Australia
Drama
Caleb Rixon
Noble silence
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Australia
Drama
Caleb Rixon
On the edge
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Russia
Documentary
Andrey Apostolov
Through sensuous performance
footage and intimate story-telling,
a politicized group of widely
diverse dancers share their
experiences of (dis)ability, social
justice, care-sharing and the
possibilities of art to unite
communities of difference.
"Do not take life too seriously.
You will never get out of it alive."
—Elbert Hubbard.
This year, Alan Starre plans to
take his community theatre's
end-of-year showcase to the
next level.
After suffering from physical and
visual deficits following his recent
stroke, Mick has grown
de f e n si ve a n d a g g r es si ve ;
therefore his family gives him a
challenging ultimatum. In order
to placate them, he reluctantly
agrees to attend a rehabilitative
meditation retreat, where for ten
days he must confront his
disabilities amidst the irritating
sounds of silence.
Our village has always been a
place of exile, a land of
prisoners. Once in the winter, on
the edge of the village, we found
an old man in an old car. He was
freezing. He had nothing and
was from nowhere. Now he lives
in the cellar of our church. Stepby-step we get to know his
story…
On tiptoes
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Israel
Documentary
Roy Zafrani
Onomatopoeia
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Performance
Laura Malacart
The other side of us
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Onomatopoeia is a non-narrative
video. It is the filmmaker’s portrait of
Kyle’s voice. Kyle is a ‘non-verbal’
autistic man who sings: his voice is
m ul t i f a ce t e d, ca ug h t b et we e n
society’s expectations and his own
expression. This film was made
alongside a graphic story called
"YES!" using audio-visual
documentary material and texts from
ve rb a t i m c o n v e r s a t i o n s . B o t h
components feature in the www.nonverbalautism.blogspot.co.uk.
A film created by the Heart n Soul
media team in collaboration with
Chocolate Films, Dean Rodney, K
Yoland and Simon Mole.
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UK
Performance
Heart n Soul,
The Media Team,
Chocolate Films
Our curse
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Liron is a kindergarten teacher and
a full-time mother. After she
realizes that her daughter, Lital,
has developmental problems, Liron
starts a journey, which affects her
entire family. On her journey to
help Lital become a regular child,
Liron experiences many difficulties,
but never gives up.
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Poland
Documentary
Tomasz Sliwinski,
Magda Hueckel,
Justyna Krol
This film is a personal statement of
the director and his wife, who have
to deal with a very rare and
incurable disorder of their newborn child—the Ondine's curse
(also known as congenital central
hypoventilation syndrome or
CCHS). People affected with this
disorder stop breathing during
sleep and require a lifetime of
mechanical ventilation. The film
shows the process of taming the
fear by the parents and gradually
adapting to the new situation.
Paco's revolution
(La revolucion de
Paco)
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Spain
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Julio Suarez
PAMAPI is happy
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Italy
Performance
Andrea Nevi
Philingo
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Nepal
Performance
Lok Dhoj Shah
The potential space
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UK
Documentary
Albert Potrony
Paco Bernal draws for freedom.
Through the words of his sister
Rosa, the documentary takes us
into the world of Paco, a world
where everything is true, the
colour to strokes, the message to
t h e f i g h t s , a l l s e t Paco's
revolution.
Valentina, a patient in the PAMAPI
adult-day-care centre in Florence,
imagines that sending the image of a
heart to the printer could cause a
contagious happiness among her
companions, educators and all the
other center workers. One of the
biggest difficulties for people with
autism spectrum disorders concerns
the ability to communicate. In
PAMAPI is happy, with the help of
the music and of a heart shaped
pillow to share, the challenge
magically disappears.
This film shows the severe childlabour exploitation in the rural
areas of Nepal by rich, poweroriented people. It shows
exploitation of poor children and
the impacts of exploitation on
those poor children.
The potential space developed after
long engagement with the daily
activities of the Friends of Cathja
barge in Isleworth, London. The film
focuses on the relationships
between people working in this
unorthodox space, the work they
produce and the setting they are in.
By observing the parallels between
making utilitarian objects and artistic
practice, The potential space reflects
upon what can happen when we
engage in the process of making in
the company of others.
A radiant
approaching
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Performance
Petra Kuppers,
Denise Leto
Remy goes 4x4ing
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Canada
Drama
Remy Bernier
Restraint and
seclusion: Hear
our stories
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USA
Documentary
Dan Habib
Retreat
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UK
Drama
Ted Evans
A meditation on language, skin,
speech difference and
communication. Fragments of
longing, belonging and being in
place, with lines of Robert Kelly's
"Mont Blanc," Linda Norton's
"The public gardens" and James
Thomas Steven's & Caroline
Sinavaiana's collaboration
"Mohawk/Samoa:
Transmigrations."
This short film follows Remy in his
adventures with his 4x4
wheelchair. Before his brain injury,
Remy Bernier had a passion for
the outdoors. His passion is still
alive. His new super-wheelchair
allows him to access terrain he
never thought possible. With the
help of his friends, he explores the
possibilities and the limitations of
his new off-road vehicle. You will
see him exploring terrain in Fish
Creek Park, the Bow Valley and
the Lake Louise area.
Six individuals describe their
experiences with restraint and
seclusion in schools, and the
devastating physical and
emotional injuries they suffered
as a result.
In an alternative present, the
structures that bind society have
eroded and pushed the
vulnerable to the fringes. At this
crossroads, a young woman,
Isobel, finds herself between an
unforgiving world and the
confines of a dark community.
With obsession rapidly
overtaking reason, Isobel must
decide which world she wants to
be part of.
Sailing out of grain
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Britain
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Juan delGado
Samurai afternoon
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Canada
Drama
Allan Hazle,
Matthew O'Dwyer
Shakespeare:
Found in
translation
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UK
Documentary
Cathy Heffernan
(director),
Louis Neethling
(producer)
The silent chaos
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Democratic Republic
of Congo, Italy
Documentary
Spano Antonio
Sailing out of grain is an intimate
portrait of Hilary Lister, the first
disabled woman to sail solo
around the UK. This new artwork
by renowned artist Juan delGado
captures Hilary in a distinctive,
mesmerising way. Drawing on
poetic and evocative images,
Sailing out of grain is a nonlinear narrative split over two
screens, with a nuanced,
naturalistic soundscape.
Matthew is sitting at home when
he discovers his Xbox has gone
missing. Upon the arrival of his
friend Allan, they find out that the
Xbox was taken by a ninja. In
order to get his Xbox back,
Matthew must learn to become a
ninja from his friend Allan.
A unique observational
documentary that follows the
Deaf theatre company,
Deafintely Theatre, in rehearsals.
We see them translating "A
Midsummer's Night Dream" from
Shakespearean English into
British Sign Language and follow
the creative process right up to
their performance at
Shakespeare's Globe, London,
2014.
North Kivu, Democratic Republic of
Congo. After a bloody civil war,
Congolese society has lost its
identity. Archaic superstitions and
magical beliefs are the only
elements left which still bring the
population together. These forces
guide the defense of the territory
led by Mai-Mai rebels, but they
also make people consider those
who are different as a threat. This
is the story of those who keep
struggling for their own dignity, not
willing to resign to unhappiness.
Sins invalid: An
unshamed claim
to beauty in the
face of invisibility
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USA
Performance
Patricia Berne
Skewered snails
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Performance
Ramesh Meyyappan
Sound faith
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Canada
Performance
Julie Robinson
Station 17
"Koenigin"
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Germany
Performance
Jakob Engel,
Jan Reiser,
Kay Boysen
Sins invalid: An unshamed claim to
beauty in the face of invisibility
witnesses a performance project that
incubates and celebrates artists with
disabilities, centralizing artists of
colour and queer and gender-variant
artists. Since 2006, its performances
have explored themes of sexuality,
beauty and the disabled body,
impacting thousands through live
performance. Sins invalid is an
entryway into the absurdly taboo
topic of sexuality and disability,
manifesting a new paradigm of
disability justice.
Skewered snails is a darkly comic
tale of a dysfunctional family and a
boy who flees to the tree tops to
seek solace from the brutality of
his father. Skewered snails,
created by Ramesh Meyyappan, is
a highly physical performance
boasting half a tonne of rope and
four exceptionally dynamic
performers. This live performance
was filmed at MacRobert, Stirling.
Cheri loves to sing. Amazing
Grace is h er fa vorite song .
Although she is blind, she wanted
to bring her vision of this song to
an audience, so they can share in
the joy and comfort this song
bring s h er. Film ed a t Miles
Canyon, this video also celebrates
the beauty of nature that surrounds
us all.
People come together and lie
down in a circle around one
woman in the middle who says, ''I
am the queen." Then the whole
screen gets black. It all reminds
one of a dark nightmare. In the end
of the video, the light is back. The
whole group wakes up from their
bad dream and leaves the woman
who said that she's the queen
hanging on a rope in the middle of
the room.
Station 17
"Uh uh uh"
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Germany
Performance
Jakob Engel,
Jan Reiser,
Kay Boysen
Stop motion
animation
programme in
Ramallah
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Palestine
Animation
​Deaf students from
the Total
Communication
School
Survival
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UK
Documentary
Fay Hart
Teach me to sea
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USA
Documentary
Mara Bresnahan
The music video "Uh Uh Uh" by
Station 17 is set in one big room
with a stage where you can see a
band fronted by a singer playing
the song. In the room are a couple
of people who don't talk to each
other but start dancing and moving
to the music played on the stage.
The whole atmosphere is surreal
and the people in the video act
isolated from each other, which is
supported by the steady and cold
groove of the song.
A long-term training of trainers
programme was organized by the
British Council office in Palestine in
partnership with the Total
Communication School of the
Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
It aims to train 20 students on new
skills in stop-motion animation. The
aim is to help the Deaf students
express themselves though arts
and to build their capacity to be
future trainers which will open for
them new opportunities for
employment.
Jo n a t h a n h a s a li f e - li mi t i n g
co n d i t i o n . H o w e ve r , g a m i n g
facilitates the luxury of infinite lives.
Jonathan has an uncertain future
and even requires technology to
help him breathe. Thus, his life is
fragile. Jonathan lives through his
gaming which offers a world of
normality and agility.
For their senior class trip, students
at the Perkins School for the Blind
set their sights high: a cruise to
Mexico! They pulled together and
made it happen, becoming darlings
of the ship and shattering preconceived notions that individuals
with sensory deficits somehow
experience the pleasures of life
less. Teach me to sea captures
their hopes, fears and dreams for
the future as they prepare to head
out into the world beyond Perkins.
Time slip
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Drama
John Russell
Tomboy
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Animation
Stuart Maiden
Transledeg
deslaxea
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Denmark
Performance
Gudrun Hasle
Travelling
companions
(Companeros de
viaje)
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Spain
Documentary
Alvaro Orus
An explorative film by disabled
people examining the history of
disability and attitudes toward it
in a drama-based format. The
film came out of a heritage
research project undertaken by
members investigating past
attitudes and restrictions. They
then wrote up their research as a
screenplay and simply made the
film themselves.
A boy with amazing powers
suffers from amnesia and is
taken in by a kind old man and
his family. Events start to arise
when some other people with the
ve gg ie vir us wa nt to ta ke
Tomboy away for experiments.
Can Tomboy stop their evil plans
and save the day?
A tortuous film about the issues
a foreign artist faces when
working in English wishing to
keep the spelling mistakes. The
text in the film deals with the
issue that English is the
international art language and if
a dyslexic person, like myself,
wants to work with dyslexia and
spelling mistakes, it can be huge
problem to do so. I spell so
poorly in English that someone
must correct it for it to be merely
readable.
This is a documentary for people
who accompany their loved ones
at the end of their lives. It has
information and testimonies from
palliative care professionals, as
well as terminal patients and
companions.
Turkish
investigation
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Poland
Educational
Mateusz Potocki,
Vitus
Niedermayer,
Tobias Fuechsl,
Ruth Stegmann
Twinkletoes
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UK
Documentary
Heart n Soul,
Knifedge
In this movie, I wanted to show
that Deaf people are totally
normal and even more creative
than others! They cannot be
ruled out by the public because
of deafness.
Together with Cor Films and
Knifedge Production Company
Heart n Soul made Twinkletoes.
The story is centred around one
of our artists, Geraldine Tracey,
and her life with her novelty cat
Twinkletoes.
Unknown beauty
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of three girls in Iran who try to live
independently and escape
isolation. Despite their daily
struggles in a country that offers
them meagre services, these
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disabilities and work hard to
Iran
practice their artistic talents. Driven
Documentary
Mahboubeh Honarian by their belief in God and a pure
love of life often unknown to
people who take the ability to
move for granted, these girls have
an endless hope for their future.
Unsunny
(Desolado)
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Spain
Drama
Victor Nores
What if the sun did not exist? Or
if the clouds could completely
cover it? Tito imagines a world
where sunflowers do not have to
look at the sky, where the moon
works overtime to make him
smile. The question is "Why?"
Vectors of autism:
A documentary
about Laura Nagle
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Educational
John Schaffer
This 40-minute documentary is
about being an adult with autism
in a world that is definitely not
autistic. In this documentary,
Laura Nagle explains the reality
of the struggles faced by those
who think and experience the
world differently, but it also
encourages the examination of
the strengths of the individual
and how a shift in our
perspectives might better
support those living on the
autism spectrum.
This emotionally-gripping film is
about two young adults who fall
in love with each other. The
couple struggles to deal with a
health challenge. The story
brings romance and laughter into
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laugh and think. Two people
USA
meet on the train station. Life is
Drama
Uladzimir Taukachou, full of surprises. You never know
where you will meet your soul
Alex Vetrov
mate.
Waiting for a train
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Ivan Dobrovolskii
Who cares?
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Wanting a love is a story about a
man who wants to be in a
relationship but is unsure of
himself because of his disability.
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UK
Documentary
Louis Neethling
A film about three English elderly
Deaf people who use British Sign
Language as their method of
communication, in their homes,
at a social club or visiting a
partner who is in residential care.
We hear from them about issues
connected with ageing: isolation,
loneliness and worrying about
future care provision.
A whole lott more
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UK, USA
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Victor Buhler
Yarshagumba: A
medical boon to
the mountains
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Canada
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Kyle Nixon
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This film is about Yarshagumba
and the life, tradition and culture
of the village Maikot of the
Rukum District of Nepal.
1739-PTFF-2015
00:20:00
Nepal
Documentary
Lok Dhoj Shah
You don't know
Jack
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A whole lott more details the
potential closure of a unique auto
assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio.
The plant employs only workers
with developmental disabilities—
1200 of them. A whole lott more
details what happens to the most
vulnerable members of the
working world during a
recession. The film is about the
grit of the American worker and
is a call for wider employment
rights for people with disabilities.
What would you do if you
couldn't have a conversation with
someone you loved, or even
understood what he was
thinking? Eighteen-year old Kyle
Nixon, whose younger brother
Jack has autism, has been trying
to figure that out for most of his
life. It turns out that the answers
to his puzzle also offer insight
into the value and dignity of
every one of us.
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Calgary Scope Society
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Calgary, AB
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Cover photo courtesy of
Sins invalid: An unshamed claim to
beauty in the face of invisibility
WITH FUNDING FROM
Calgary SCOPE Society
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Human Services
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