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Reel LIfe Disability Film Festival, October 28, 2006, Dearborn, MIchigan
Call for entries now posted

Apologies to all who were excited to have their films shown. Apologies to those who planned to see these films and could not. I encourage you to check out the website links provided. Some of these films will be shown October 28th in Dearborn, Michigan.

Superman Forever 4 minutes DVD
A hip hop music video by Professir X celebrating the life of Christopher Reeve
Forever Superman. http://www.professirx.com/

Slide 4 minutes DVD
An animated film whose narrative centers around the metaphor of being disabled. Even loving parents hand us crutches, it is up to us what to do with them. Sharon Katz, Director: katz@sharonkatz.net http://www.sharonkatz.net/html/animation.html

My Classic Life as an Artist: A Portrait of Larrry Bissinette 21 minutes DVD
Via facilitated communication an artist discusses his life and work. Doug Biklen & Zach Rossetti, Directors. Center on Disability Studies, Law, and Human Policy. 370 Huntington Hall, Syracuse U, Syracuse, NY 13244.

Scary Lewis Yell-A-Thon 10 minutes  VHS
A satire that explores the disability rights perspective of the Jerry Lewis Telethon
Faust Films & Diane Wilkins Productions. TLGalloway@aol.com

Dreaming Awake - 6 minutes  DVD
John Killacky creates a never to be forgotten film using dance to express his feelings about becoming disabled. The voice-over for "Dreaming Awake" was adapted from "Night Murmurs," featured in the Haworth Press anthology "Queer Crips: Disabled Gay Men and Their Stories," co-edited by John Killacky and Bob Guter.

Visual Sound    CC
What does music look like? Using typography Peter Gabriel's song,” I have the Touch” is visualized. Brockaw Motion Productions. 4 min. http://www.brokawmotion.com

On a Roll    CC
Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a man striving for the independence. Joanne Caputo, director. 53 min. http://www.onarolldocumentary.com

Killer Cure    CC
A surreal satire with graphic violence depicting the cure required to rid the world of people with disabilities. Shoot Your Mouth Off Productions. 15 min. http://www.carpetfilms.com

I am not from Hear           CC or sign
A hearing hitchhiker wanders into a town where his inability to sign makes him feel like an outsider. Catherine MacKinnon, dir. 22 min.

Planning for Life            CC
Designed for those responsible for designing and implementing self-directed supports. Is this what you visualize when you are in control? http://disabilitytraining.com/pfld.html

 

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