Realabilities: NY Disability Film Festival
Realabilities: The
First Annual NY Disabilities Film Festival
Sept. 21 - 23, 2008
The
first-ever Realabilities: NY Disabilities
Film Festival debuts this fall simultaneously in multiple locations
throughout the New York
metropolitan area. Realabilites will showcase feature, documentary and short
films depicting issues affecting people with disabilities.
Premiering
the week before National Disability Awareness Month, Realabilities aims to
promote awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic
expressions of people with different disabilities. The festival will present
award winning films in various locations throughout the NY metropolitan area.
Discussions and other engaging programs will bring together the community to
explore, discuss and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience.
Tickets
are $10.
Shows
in Westchester:
Sunday, Sept. 21,
2008
Film
|
Time
|
Venue
|
Shameless
|
1:00 p.m.
|
|
| Snowcake |
1:00 p.m. |
JCC of Mid-Westchester |
Silent Games
|
1:00 p.m.
|
Rosenthal JCC
|
War Eagle & Stubborn & Spite
|
4:00 p.m.
|
JCC on the Hudson
|
| Silent Games |
4:00 p.m.
|
JCC of Mid-Westchester
|
Monday, Sept. 22,
2008
Film
|
Time
|
Venue
|
Outsider
|
10:00 a.m.
|
JCC on the Hudson
|
Ben X
|
7:00 p.m.
|
JCC of Mid-Westchester
|
| War Eagle & Stubbort & Spite
|
7:30 p.m.
|
Rosenthal JCC
|
| Snowcake |
7:30 p.m.
|
JCC on the Hudson
|
Tuesday, Sept. 23,
2008
Film
|
Time
|
Venue
|
Ben X
|
4:00 p.m.
|
JCC of Mid-Westchester
|
Snowcake
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Rosenthal JCC
|
| War Eagle & Stubborn & Spite
|
7:00 p.m.
|
JCC of Mid-Westchester
|
| Silent Games |
7:30 p.m.
|
JCC on the Hudson
|
Realabilities
is presented by The JCC of Manhattan, supported by UJA-Federation of New York,
with support by partners:
* JCC on
the Hudson * JCC of
Mid-WestchesteRosenthal JCC of
Northern Westchester *
Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) * Board of
Jewish Education Westchester Center * Matan * Jewish Child Care Associations * Abilities! * Barry &
Florence Friedberg
JCC * Bridge Multimedia * Chuck Goldman Family Supporting
foundation of UJA-Federation of New York * disTHIS!
Film Series, a program of the Disabilities Network of NYC * Dorothy and
Richard Rodgers
Fund of UJA-Federation of New York * FEGS * F.Y. Eye * Hostos Community College * J.E. & Z.B. Butler
Foundation * JASA * JCC of Greater Five Town * JCC of Staten Island * Mid Island YM-YWHA * Riverdale YM-YWHA * Samuel Field YM-YWHA * Sid
Jacobson JCC * Suffolk YM-YWHA * Yad HaChazakah - The Jewish
Disability Empowerment Center
For more information about the festival go to www.realabilities.org or call (646)
505-4404.
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