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Anita
Thu, Feb 3, 7 pm
OPENING NIGHT
Crooked Beauty and
Wandering Eyes
Sat, Feb 5, 7 pm
Me Too
Sat, Feb 5, 9:15 pm
Brain Damadj’d...Take II
Sun, Feb 6, 2 pm
Warrior Champions
Sun, Feb 6, 4 pm
My Spectacular
Theater
Sun, Feb 6, 7 pm
Reel Encounters
(Short Films)
Mon, Feb 7, 7 pm
The Red Chapel
Mon, Feb 7, 8:45 pm
Wretches & Jabberers
Tue, Feb 8, 7 pm
CLOSING NIGHT
Crooked Beauty
Fri, Feb 4, 1:30 pm
CHATHAM SQUARE
LIBRARY
33 East Broadway
New York, NY 10002
212.964.6598
My Spectacular
Theater
Tue, Feb 8, 4:30 pm
JEFFERSON MARKET
LIBRARY
425 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10011
212.243.4334
The Last American
Freak Show
Mon, Feb 7, 6 pm
NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY
19 University Pl, Rm 102
New York, NY 10012
The Last American
Freak Show
Fri, Feb 4, 3 pm
Sackler Center for Arts
Education
Fifth Ave at 89th St
New York, NY 10128
212.360.4355
Crooked Beauty and
Brain Damadj’d...Take II
Mon, Feb 7, 6:30 pm
WHITNEY MUSEUM
OF AMERICAN ART
Kaufman Astoria Studios
Film & Video Gallery (2nd Fl)
945 Madison Ave at 75th St
NY, NY 10021 | 212.570.7789
Reel Encounters
(Short Films)
Sat, Feb 5, 7 pm
BROOKLYN
NEW YORK CITY
COLLEGE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Atrium Amphitheater
300 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.552.1170
Warrior Champions
Mon, Feb 7, 1 pm
STATEN
ISLAND
JCC OF
STATEN ISLAND
Joan & Allan Bernikow Bldg
1466 Manor Rd
Staten Island, NY 10314
718.475.5286
Brain Damadj’d…
Take II
Sat, Feb 5, 8 pm
Warrior Champions
Sun, Feb 6, 12 noon
Crooked Beauty and
Wandering Eyes
Mon, Feb 7, 7 pm
Anita
Tue, Feb 8, 7 pm
Anita
JCC ON THE HUDSON
ABILITIES!
371 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
914.366.7898
Wretches & Jabberers
Tue, Feb 8, 1 pm
Sun, Feb 6, 11 am
Warrior Champions
Warrior Champions
Tue, Feb 8, 7 pm
Mon, Feb 7, 10:30 am
ROOSEVELT
ISLAND
COLER GOLDWATER
HOSPITAL
1 Main St, 1st Fl Auditorium
Roosevelt Island, NY 10044
212.318.4728
Warrior
Champions
JCC MIDWESTCHESTER
Bendheim Theater
999 Wilmot Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583
914.472.3300
Crooked Beauty
Thu, Feb 3, 1 pm
Sat, Feb 5, 7 pm
Warrior Champions
Brain Damadj’d…
Take II
Wretches & Jabberers
Fri, Feb 4, 9:30 am
Tue, Feb 8, 6:30 pm
Mon, Feb 7, 6:30 pm
Smeal Learning Center
201 I.U. Willets Rd
Albertson, NY 11507
516.465.1431
REELABILITIES
NY DISABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL
FEB 3-8, 2011
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Sat, Feb 5, 8 pm
Warrior Champions
Sun, Feb 6, 2 pm
Wretches & Jabberers
Mon, Feb 7, 7 pm
CINEMA
ARTS CENTRE
423 Park Ave
Huntington, NY 11743
800.838.3006
Me Too
Sun, Feb 6, 1 pm
Wretches & Jabberers
Sun, Feb 6, 4:15 pm
PS 217
645 Main St
Roosevelt Island, NY 10044
212.318.4728
Wretches & Jabberers
Fri, Feb 4, 7 pm
Fri, Feb 4, 6 pm
Mon, Feb 7, 6 pm
The JCC in Manhattan presents | THE THIRD ANNUAL
My Spectacular
Theater
Crooked Beauty and
Wandering Eyes
Anita
334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street | New York | NY | 10023
334 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10023
646.505.5708
TTY 877.505.6708
Saul Farber Auditorium
462 First Ave
New York, NY 10016
212.562.5571
Savoy Building, 2nd Fl
120 E. Walton Ave
Bronx, NY 10451
718.518.6656
Forest Hills, NY 11375
718.268.5011
LONG ISLAND
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
THE JCC IN
MANHATTAN
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL
CENTER
HOSTOS
CENTRAL QUEENS Y
COMMUNITY COLLEGE 67-09 108th Ave
WESTCHESTER
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by January 20. (ASL Interpretation, Live Audio Description, and information in
Braille are available upon request.) All films are captioned or subtitled and all
venues are wheelchair accessible.
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REELABILITIES NY DISABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL
ALL FILMS FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS
M A N H AT TA N
B R O N X
B R O O K LY N
Q U E E N S
STATEN ISLAND
LONG ISLAND
WESTCHESTER
MY SPECTACULAR THEATER
LU YANG | 2010 | CHINA | 120 MIN | NARRATIVE
ANITA
MARCOS CARNEVALE | 2009 | ARGENTINA | 104 MIN | NARRATIVE
Anita, a young woman with Down syndrome, gets
separated from her mother after a bomb explodes
at their Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires.
As she wanders the city searching for her mom—
alone for the first time ever—she discovers an
inner strength few could have expected.
OPENING NIGHT
Thu, Feb 3, 7 pm at The JCC in Manhattan
BRAIN DAMADJ’D…
TAKE II
PAUL NADLER | 2006 | CANADA | 50 MIN | DOCUMENTARY
Chen Yu, a hawker of pirated DVDs, finds refuge and then
employment in a Beijing movie theater for the blind. As
his relationship to the blind community deepens, he finds
love, acceptance, and heartbreak in this beautifully-shot
ode to the power of cinema.
THE RED CHAPEL
MADS BRÜGGER | 2009 | DENMARK | 87 MIN | DOCUMENTARY
In this Sundance favorite, a journalist without scruples
and two comedians, one a self-proclaimed “spastic” with
cerebral palsy, travel to North Korea. Mixing biting humor
and incisive investigative skills they expose a totalitarian
regime long suspected of shunning its disabled
population.
REEL ENCOUNTERS
VARIOUS | 2010 | UK/AUSTRALIA | 60 MIN |
COLLECTION OF SHORT FILMS
Ten years ago, Paul Nadler was a creative maverick: an
extreme sportsman, award-winning TV director, and a
veritable Casanova to boot. When a car accident leaves
him with a traumatic brain injury he sets out to reaffirm
he is still all of these things.
A series of groundbreaking short films made by and about
different deaf communities from around the world. Dating,
possessed machines, and much more are tackled in these
diverse and captivating gems.
CROOKED BEAUTY
WANDERING EYES
KEN PAUL ROSENTHAL | 2010 | USA | 30 MIN | DOCUMENTARY
OFIR TRAININ | 2010 | ISRAEL | 55 MIN | DOCUMENTARY
A former Orthodox Jew and recently diagnosed manic
depressive, Gabriel Belhassan is the next big thing in the
rock music world. Upon being released from a psychiatric
facility, he begins work on a solo album, but urban
solitude, disturbed sleep, and a myriad of daily pressures
refuse to let him be.
THE LAST AMERICAN
FREAK SHOW
WARRIOR CHAMPIONS
Political correctness be damned! A motley crew of
performers with disabilities turn the American freak
show on its head as they travel the country exposing
bigotry, bucking expectations, and challenging
preconceptions at every step.
ME TOO
ANTONIO NAHARRO, ÁLVARO PASTOR | 2009 | SPAIN |
103 MIN | NARRATIVE
Daniel, a recent college graduate with Down syndrome
forges a strong bond with vivacious workmate Laura, but
their burgeoning relationship turns complicated when he
professes his love to her. This gripping narrative questions
modern relationships and conceptions of “normality” as the
couple grapples with their need to connect.
DIVERSITY ON
SESAME STREET
40 years of the seminal TV show screened
for kids in one room, while adults are
treated to clips and a conversation with
show writer Emily Perl Kingsley in another.
IF CREATED BY HEIDI LATSKY DANCE
Excerpts from IF, a breathtaking community-based dance performance which
transcends physical differences with a
diverse cast of 20 that is multi-generational, multiracial and of mixed ability.
Sat, Feb 5, 4 pm
Sat, Feb 5, 2 pm, The JCC in Manhattan The JCC in Manhattan
Sun, Feb 6, 10:30 am
JCC Mid-Westchester (adult program only)
FLAME
A spectacular show from the NY-based
band, comprising 11 musicians/performers
with developmental and physical abilities.
Sun, Feb 6, 3 pm
JCC of Staten Island
FREE PLAYERS
Family Residences and Essential
Enterprises’ (FREE) jazz ensemble of
performers. with mental and developmental disabilities.
NAVIGATING DISABILITY:
AN EXPLORATION BY 4 ARTISTS
OUR TIME
Original work by the talented members
of Our Time, a non-profit organization that uses the arts to improve the
confidence and communication skills of
young people who stutter.
Sun, Feb 6, 1 pm
The JCC in Manhattan
MUSIC FOR AUTISM
An interactive, “Autism friendly” concert featuring Broadway’s Jersey Boys’
Dominic Nolfi, Dominic Scaglione and
Deborah Hurwitz. Open for individuals
with autism and their families. Advance
registration required. This concert is
the first of the Linda Rodgers Emory
Concert Series generously underwritten
by the Richard and Dorothy Rodgers
Fund of UJA-Federation.
CRAIG & BRENT RENAUD | 2009 | CHINA | USA | 80 MIN |
DOCUMENTARY
Four Iraq War veterans turn the nightmares of war into
Olympic dreams. After losing limbs and suffering paralysis
fighting for their country in Iraq, they have set out to do
what many thought impossible...but will they make the cut?
WRETCHES & JABBERERS
GERARDINE WURZBURG | 2010 | USA | 90 MIN | DOCUMENTARY
Two men with autism—an accomplished artist and an
activist—embark on a global quest to change attitudes
about autism and intelligence. Tracy Thresher and Larry
Bissonnette travel to Sri Lanka, Japan and Finland dissecting,
challenging, and reshaping public conceptions along the way.
CLOSING NIGHT
Thu, Feb 8, 7 pm at The JCC in Manhattan
THE LAURIE M TISCH GALLERY AT THE JCC IN MANHATTAN
Fountain Gallery, the premier venue for artists with mental
illness, and VSA, the international organization on arts and
disability, present 4 artists (Jacks Ashley McNamara, Martin
Cohen, Emily Eifler, Scott Ligon) who are navigating unique
relationships between disability and creative expressions.
Gallery Reception and Artist Talk
A striking exhibition of photos from
artists who are visually impaired,
partially sighted, and totally blind.
Meet exhibition artists including Ashley Jacks McNamara,
protagonist of the film Crooked Beauty, which will be
screened following the reception.
On View Feb 3-8, Andrew Heiskell
Braille and Talking Book Library
40 W. 20th St, NY, NY 10011 | 212.206.5400
Sat, Feb 5, 6 pm
Sun, Feb 6, 11 am
The JCC in Manhattan
Sat, Feb 5, 2 pm, George Bruce Library
518 W. 125th St, NY, NY 10027 | 212.662.9727
Bronx, NY 10458 | 718.933.6410
ON VIEW Feb 3–Apr 28
SEEING WITH PHOTOGRAPHY
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Mon, Feb 7, 4 pm, Belmont Library
610 E. 186th St (at Hughes Ave)
A visually stunning account of artist-activist Jacks
Ashley McNamara’s transformation from victim of a
troubled childhood to psych ward patient to pioneering
mental health advocate. This poetic tale reshapes
mental health stigmas while re-approaching madness
as a tool for creativity, inspiration and hope.
RICHARD BUTCHINS | 2008 | UK | 80 MIN | DOCUMENTARY
SPECIAL EVENTS
Astronaut (Version 2), Medium: Digital Art, Date: 2009, Artist: Scott Ligon
FILMS
IF, created by Heidi Latsky Dance
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