It’s time for our annual event to attend part of the Realabilities Film Festival short film series. Reel Shorts 2. Free to AFSS members
Date: Saturday March 10
Time: 4:10 pm. The films start at 4:30 pm, DON’T BE LATE!
LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS FOR CURRENTLY ACTIVE AFSS MEMBERS ONLY!
PLEASE RSVP: EMAIL
Location: Manhattan JCC, 334 Amsterdam Avenue, corner of 76th Street, three blocks South and one block East of the 1 Train 79th Street Station, and three blocks South and two blocks West of the B and C 79th Street Station.
Reel Shorts 2
Film 1) Intimacy
19 Min | English | UK | 2017 | Narrative
Short | Open Captions | Audio Description
International Premiere
About: Romance. Hearing Loss and Deafness, Vision Loss and Blindness
Full Synopsis: A first date between a deaf woman and a blind man, experienced through their alternating perspectives
Film 2) Design-ability
Directed by Manal El Ouady , Joe Langham, Gemma Praditngam, John English, Tom Garner, Lizzie Jenkins, Ieva Zellite, Harry Davies, Billy Craigan-toon, Katya Barton, Joe White, Ryan Pallett, Kyshia Williams
33 Min | Catalan, Spanish | Spain | 2017 | Documentary
Short | Open Captions
North American Premiere
About: Art, Business, Design, Disability Rights, Employment, Social issues
Autism, Down syndrome, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities
Full Synopsis: The design studio La Casa de Carlota in Barcelona harnesses the unique skills of a creative team which includes members with Down syndrome and autism.
Film 3) Have No Fear
Directed by Marco Calvise
20 Min | Italian | Italy | 2016 | Narrative
Short | Open Captions
NY Premiere
About: Family, Social issues Alzheimers
Full Synopsis: A day in the life of an elderly Alzheimer’s patient, experiencing nearly everything for the first time, including his own descent into dementia.
Film 4) Just Go!
Directed by Pavel Gumennikov
11 Min | Latvian | Latvia | 2017 | Narrative
Short | Open Captions | Audio Description
NY Premiere
About: Action, Crime, Romance and Physical Disability
Full Synopsis: just, who lost both of his legs in an accident, chases the thieves who stole his crush’s purse.
We may go out to eat after the film and will choose where to go as a group.
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