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: Code of the Freaks
ReelAbilities Columbus proudly presents: Code of the Freaks Date/Time: January 13, 7 PM This film will be FREE to screen and available to view virtually for up to 48 hours with registration. Details on how to access the film will be sent to you directly, once registered. You will receive the link and password to […]
Read MoreReelAbilities 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 MoreDeafinition
SYNOPSIS: A personal look into the inner world of Peter, a deaf man, and his experiences in his day-to-day social interactions. With comedy and creativity, we learn about Paul’s reality and perspective. CREDITS: Directed by Nicole Miller Title: Deafinition Category: Short Genre: comedy Running Time: 8 minutes Country: Australia Year: 2020 Language: English
Read MoreAny Given Day
DIRECTED BY MARGARET BYRNE 93 Min | English, Bulgarian | USA | | Documentary Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description City Premiere Filmmaker Margaret Byrne documents the lives of three defendants with mental illness going through a specialized probation program designed to focus on mental health. Byrne’s own mental health condition soon becomes tied […]
Read MoreDon’t Foil My Plans
ReelAbilities Film Festival Columbus proudly presents: Don’t Foil My Plans About the Film For the past five years, award-winning director Ben Stamper has been following the life and work of Justin Canha, a New Jersey-based artist in his mid-twenties whose diagnosis places him in the middle of the autism spectrum. Justin’s goal is to move […]
Read MoreStrange
SYNOPSIS: An animated glimpse into the life of an autistic author exploring friendship, trials, and the use of unique coping strategies. CREDITS: Directed by Cameron Carr Title: Strange Category: Short, Documentary Genre: animation Running Time: 3 minutes Country: United Kingdom Year: 2020 Language: English
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 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 MoreBest Summer Ever Virtual Screening
Sage (Shannon DeVido) and Anthony (Rickey Wilson, Jr.) have had the “Best Summer Ever” after falling in love at a dance camp in Vermont. Not expecting to see each other again until the following summer, Sage, by a twist of fate, arrives unexpectedly at the same high school as Anthony. Now faced with the drama […]
Read MoreOut in the Open
DIRECTED BY JENNA FRIEL AND JOHNNY ELDER 17 Min | English | U.S.A. | | Documentary Short | Open Captions City Premiere A look at the deteriorating mental health of the student body and the resources available on campus at the Ohio State University.
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