DISABILITY FROM REAL TO REEL
Cinema Festival
Sponsored by VSA Texas: The State Organization on Arts and Disability and The Amerigroup Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Amerigroup Health Care
September 14 and 15, 2012
Dougherty Arts Center Theater
1110 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
This festival is FREE but donations are most welcome.
***Attention! Individuals needing accommodations to participate should contact VSA Texas, (512-454-9912) by Friday, September 7th for ASL interpretation, CART, Live Audio Description, and information in Braille are available upon advance request. All foreign language films are subtitled and verbally translated. All venues are wheelchair accessible.
*All films open captioned and upon request audio description will be
provided. Further details at bottom of page.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 7:00 – 9:00pm
No More Nukes (5 min)
Victor Gallo, local musician, artist and filmmaker gives the audience
poetic lyrics, and visualization of commentary on nuclear weapons. The
filmmaker, Victor Gallo will be on hand for Q&A.
It’s a Blind Chick Thing (20 min)
A 19 year old blind Italian Egyptian Muslim female comedian giggles her
way to the gig of a lifetime.
Cooking with Brain Injury (10 min)
A short comedy that infuses humor into recollections of the daily
struggles of life after traumatic brain injury. The events depicted are
all true. This is the first in a series of short comedic films intended
to encourage frank dialogue about brain injury. Featuring Cheryl Green,
MFA, MS and former Actual Lives Austin intern. Cheryl Green, the
filmmaker will be on hand for Q&A
Rudely Interrupted (60 min)
Rudely Interrupted is a one hour documentary following this band’s
journey from the pub stages of Melbourne all the way to the UN in New
York and their European tour beyond. As well as the usual challenges
every band faces while on the road, this documentary delves into the
lives of each of its members. Their disabilities though obviously a
part of the story take a backseat to coverage of the tour, and the
dynamics of this unique group of people.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 10:00am – 12:00pm
The Great Mouse Tales (12 min)
The Great Little Mouse is an animated story written by Mary Egan, a
woman with developmental disabilities. It is the story of Reggie, a
naughty, flying mouse, who helps bring people together. The narrator
and all the voices of the characters are performed by people with
developmental disabilities. Sprout make-a-movie Production
Anything You Can Do (7 ½ min)
Two boys face off in a back room. The competition is fierce. Faces are
pulled, grapes are thrown and burps are unleashed. But when the stakes
are at their highest will victory be sweet?
Titanic (11 min)
A collaborative New Media Arts film project done by Crockett HS
students. A film of the doomed maiden voyage of the Titanic.
Jowls (10 min)
What do Sharks, a threatened town and sandwiches have in common? A
collaborative film by filmmaker, Andrew Grimes and Arc of the Arts.
Flying Anne (21 min)
Eleven-year-old Anne wavers between being bossy and shy, daring and
introverted, accomplished and frustrated. A typical tween, she fights
with her sisters and courts a young admirer. Atypically, she
compulsively twirls and licks objects. Flying Anne is a
three-dimensional portrait of a girl with Tourette’s looking for love,
acceptance and understanding, just like the rest of us.
The Greatest Show On Earth (24 min)
Pulses like a Latin drumbeat as it follows Nana, a charismatic young
deaf woman as she chases her samba dancing dream from London to Rio’s
famed Carnival. Nana’s journey is all about life’s possibilities, and
this high-octane documentary shows what can happen when hard work and
big dreams are combined.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2:00 – 4:30pm
Friending with Brain Injury (12 min)
In the vein of “The Dating Game” of the 1960s, this film takes a
bitingly humorous look at social isolation after brain injury. The Host
works tirelessly to get the players with brain injuries to behave just
as she wants them to and to follow her rules. The contestants and guest
star find their own way to forming an alliance as they uncover the
experiences they share with each other that the Host refuses to respect
or understand. Cheryl Green, the filmmaker will be on hand for Q&A.
The Eighth Day (Le Huitieme Jour) (112 min)
The 1996 feature-length Belgian film tells the story of a chance
friendship that develops between a divorced business man and a young
man with Down’s syndrome. WARNING: The ending may be disturbing to
some.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 7- 9:00pm
Zut- Alors, animation (10 min)
A humorous adventure of what One can do, Two can do better. Jeann
Stern, the filmmaker will be on hand for a Q&A
Face of Our Fear (51 min)
Stephen Dwoskin, was a highly experimental filmmaker who used
contemporary film clips, literary quotations, performance, and
pictorial records in Face Of Our Fear looking at the infatuation with
“monsters” during the Middle Ages, the “charity cripples” of the
Enlightenment, the freak shows of the nineteenth century, each a resort
to oppressive stigmatization.
Scarlet Road (70 min)
Australian sex worker Rachel Wotton works with many clients with
disability. Scarlet Road follows Rachel’s special connection with two
remarkable men. John was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 26 years
ago, and Mark was born with cerebral palsy. Mark’s parents, Elaine and
Spag, also meet with Rachel to help make their son’s long time dream
come true. This unique film gives voice to John and Mark as they
generously share moments of sexual self-discovery. WARNING: This is not
for children.
***Attention! Individuals needing accommodations to participate should
contact VSA Texas, (512-454-9912) by Friday, September 7th for ASL
interpretation, CART, Live Audio Description, and information in
Braille are available upon advance request. All foreign language films
are subtitled and verbally translated. All venues are wheelchair
accessible.