ReelAbilities Film Festival Columbus

ReelAbilities Film Festival Columbus
ReelAbilities is a groundbreaking film festival that promotes awareness and appreciation of lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different abilities, all through the easily accessible art form of film.
ReelAbilities Columbus Presents: 25 Prospect Street
ReelAbilities Film Festival Columbus proudly presents: 25 Prospect Street –About the Film– 25 Prospect Street – Documentary” is a behind-the-screens look at the struggles and sparkle of the Prospector Theater – a non-profit movie theater with a mission of meaningful employment for people with disabilities. The Theater is the vision of Val, a pink-haired eccentric who […]
Read MoreBallad from Tibet
Based on a true story. Four young students from a school for the blind embark on an odyssey from their remote village in Tibet to the giant city of Shenzhen in order to sing on a TV talent competition. Art Possible Ohio will also be joined by the Ohio State School for the Blind Marching […]
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SYNOPSIS: Kim, who was born with one arm, gets set up on a blind date. When she finally meets Jake, she quickly realizes he also has a physical disability, and she is pissed. An unapologetic perspective on the complexities of being disabled and dating. CREDITS: Directed by Ashley Eakin Title: Single Category: Short Genre: Rom-Com […]
Read MoreBedlam
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, RAFF-Cleveland and RAFF-Columbus are teaming up for a virtual screening and a live virtual discussion on the award-winning documentary film, BEDLAM. FILM SYNOPSIS: BEDLAM is a feature-length documentary that addresses the national crisis and criminalization of the mentally ill, its connection between hundreds of thousands of […]
Read MoreNot Going Quietly
Category: Feature, Documentary Genre: Activism, Healthcare, ALS Running Time: 93 minutes Country: U.S.A Year: 2021 Language: English SYNOPSIS: When activist and new father Ady Barkan is diagnosed with ALS and given four years to live, he finds himself directly impacted by a new legislation proposal jeopardizing essential healthcare programs critical to Ady’s and others’ survival. […]
Read MoreOrigami Art as a Meditation
Join artist Kat Francis through a meditation process using the arts of drawing and folding. The Japanese word, “origami” is a combination of two words in Japanese: “ori” which means “to fold” and “kami” which means “paper”. … Traditionally, it was believed that if one folded 1000 origami cranes, one’s wish would come true. It has […]
Read MoreEndless Abilities
In the spring of 2012, four best friends drove across the country in search of adaptive sports for individuals with physical disabilities, and lived to tell the story in a feature documentary film. From rehabilitation patients to Paralympic athletes, our cameras captured the reality of broken boundaries and common goals among all who are active. We went […]
Read MoreBedlam Film Discussion
Join us for this live discussion with Filmmaker Kenneth Paul Rosenberg and director Peter Miller. We will also be joined by Tracie McCambridge from the Wexner Center and Chante Meadows from Meadows Counseling.
Read MoreReelAbilities Columbus Presents: Give Me Liberty
In this freewheeling comedy, medical transport driver Vic risks his job to shuttle a group of rowdy seniors and a Russian boxer to a funeral, dragging clients like Tracy, a young woman with ALS, along for the ride. Director: Kirill Mikhanovsky Length: 110 min Films Date/Time: February 24, 7 PM Films will be FREE to screen and available […]
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