ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York is the largest festival in the U.S. dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. This year’s festival will take place completely hybrid: all films are available virtually and at in-person screenings at the JCC Manhattan and across NYC.
FEATURES
Opening Night: The Specials (France, 2019, 114 min)
Amazing Grace (US, 2020, 55 mins)
Any Given Day (US, 2021, 93 min)
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (Finland, 2021, 81 min)
HERE. IS. BETTER. (US, 2021, 95 min)
Me to Play (US, 2021, 72 min)
Move Me (US, 2021, 81 min)
No Bone: Scars of Survival (US, 2020, 90 min)
Only I Can Hear (Japan, 2021, 54 min)
The Other Tom (Mexico, 2021, 111 min)
Poppy (New Zealand, 2021, 98 min)
Closing Night: Imperfect
SHORT FILM PROGRAMS
Supported by AMC Networks.
Deaf Shorts
Aimee Victoria (US, 2021, 11 min)
See Through (US, 2021, 9 min)
Silent World (UK, 2021, 10 min)
The Multi (US, 2021, 18 min)
Autism Shorts: Special Recommendation by Marvels of Media
A Critter Fable (US, 2021, 8 min)
Lockdown Tale (UK, 2021, 6 min)
Louis’ Shoes (France, 2020, 5 min)
Nick Lightning (US, 2021, 27 min)
Prosopagnosia (UK, 2021, 10 min)
Wawel Dragon (UK, 2021, 6 min)
Family Shorts
A Morning with Aroha (New Zealand, 2021, 11 min)
Beat Lingo (US, 2021, 16 min)
Beautiful (US, 2020, 6 min)
FreeBird (Canada, 2021, 5 min)
Hold on to Me (Italy, 2018, 20 min)
Relationship Shorts
Davey’s Lullaby (US, 2022, 9 min)
Dwarfo-Psychosis (US, 2021, 5 min)
Illustrating Sam Newton (Australia, 2022, 28 min)
Signs and Gestures (UK, 2021, 12 min)
The Body Is a House of Familiar Rooms (US, 2021, 10 min)
Trying (Spain, 2021, 15 min)
Out of the Box Shorts
6,000 Waiting (US, 2021, 29 min)
Borderline Coffee (US, 2020, 10 min)
Dawn (US, 2021, 5 min)
Extra Special (US, 2021, 6 min)
My Own Landscapes (France, 2021, 19 min)
Wheels (Iceland, 2019, 6 min)
