ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York

ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York

Largest festival in the world celebrating disability through film + arts

ReelAbilities Film Festival is the largest US showcase of International cinema dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. ReelAbilities' mission is to promote disability inclusion and accessibility, both on and off screen. ReelAbilities is renowned for its wide-ranging international film selection, riveting convers

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 06/25/2024

Bonjour from La Rochelle! ReelAbilities is at Sunny Side of the Doc to talk disability inclusion and accessibility in the film industry!

06/20/2024

Harness the power of film to promote a culture of - Bring ReelAbilities to your office!
Few spots still available for July .
Learn more at https://reelabilities.org/workplace/

ReelAbilities Northern Virginia is Hiring - ReelAbilities International 06/17/2024

ReelAbilities Film Festival - Northern Virginia is hiring a festival director!
Find out more details and apply here - https://zurl.co/yVV4

ReelAbilities Northern Virginia is Hiring - ReelAbilities International The POZEZ JCC OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA (the J) seeks a highly motivated, creative, and outgoing individual to direct our ReelAbilities Film Festival: Northern Virginia (each February). The festival director will work c. 10 hours per week year-round and contribute to the direction and presentation of the...

Tell Them You Love Me Q+A 06/14/2024

Nick August-Perna's riveting true-crime doc Tell Them You Love me is up on Netflix !

After you watch the film, check out this conversation hosted at ReelAbilities with the director, the Johnson's family, 's Marc Fliedner and Abbey White https://zurl.co/tJPU

Tell Them You Love Me Q+A

The Unknown | 2024 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca 06/05/2024

Don't miss these accessible events at Tribeca !

June 6th - THE UNKNOWN, followed by conversation with Christine Bruno and Mat Fraser - https://zurl.co/8o58 - Enter code ReelAbilities for 20% off!

June 6th + 16th - Vis/Ability shorts - https://zurl.co/SuqX

The Unknown | 2024 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca The Unknown, (United States). A masterclass in subversion, Tod Browning’s 1927 silent film classic shocks and awes through Lon Chaney’s towering performance as carnival knife thrower “Alonzo the Armless.” It’s also an early watershed moment for disability representation in horror cinema, i...

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 05/31/2024

Going to watch this weekend?
provided by ReelAbilities through the All4Access app!

All you need is to download the app on your phone, click sync and listen to the audio description on your phone.
More details here - https://zurl.co/bYkP

Bleecker Street

Ezra | Official Website | May 31 2024 05/28/2024

ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's sold-out opening night film EZRA is coming to theaters across the US this Friday!!! May 31st. DON'T MISS!

Locaitons and tickets here - https://zurl.co/JPbO

Bleecker Street

Ezra | Official Website | May 31 2024 Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Ezra on the official site. In theaters May 31 2024 brought to you by Bleecker Street. Directed by: Tony Goldwyn. Starring: Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson, Tony Goldwyn, and introducing, Wi...

05/14/2024

Don't miss "All of Me" at the The New Group through June 16th!
It’s your classic romantic comedy. Boy meets girl. Boy uses wheelchair; girl uses scooter.
With Madison Ferris, Danny J. Gomez, Kyra Sedgwick & more.

Use code AllOfReel for 10% off!🔔

https://zurl.co/9F5k

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 05/13/2024

Proud to disrupt the lunch hour at the 15th annual CUNY Accessibility Conference with some engaging ReelAbilities film to help start conversations and work up the appetite! 😎

05/10/2024

Don't miss "This Is Going To Be Big" at the Margaret Mead Film Festival!
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 11, 5pm @ American Museum of Natural History

https://www.amnh.org/explore/margaret-mead-festival #19-this-is-going

🎫Use code MEAD5 for $5 tickets!

05/06/2024

📣Submissions are now accepted for ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2025!

Enter to be part of the nation's leading festival dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the stories and artistic expressions of people with disabilities through film. Regular submission deadline: October 1, 2024.

filmfreeway.com/reelabilities

05/02/2024

ReelAbilities Film Festival: Los Angeles is this weekend!!!
Don't miss this two-day celebration of disability and accessibility through film.

📅 May 4-5 at California Plaza
ReelAbilitiesLA.org

04/27/2024

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Tell us what you think!
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On closing night of some of our lucky guests got their beauty shot taken by the talented ElizabethRajchart of Shutterstock . We think they all look fabulous! Don't you agree? 😎📸

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/11/2024

Bromance, authenticity, self love, and getting the girl. This is f #@&ng reelabilities! Good Bad Things.

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/10/2024

Inclusive Beauty, Fashion and Design, right now at !

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/10/2024

ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York #16 comes to a close *tonight* and we kept the best for last!

5pm - Inclusive Beauty, Fashion and Design panel hosted by Xian Horn

6pm - Closing Night Celebration featuring Good Bad Things + conversation with , The Steve Way, Lawrence Carter-Long

The is out! Join us!

04/10/2024

Last evening of ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York! Don't miss Xian Horn in conversation with Jeanine lobell, , and about inclusive , and .
@ Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

Wednesday, April 10, 5pm

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/09/2024

"They won't be distracting as long as they are part of the esthetic of the film". Filmmakers of ReelAbilities talk accessibility in the industry. Some great examples on creative ways to include accessibility both on stage and screen. Coming up : pitches baby! 😍

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/09/2024

Just a few more hours to go! ReelAbilities Live - Comedy Night!
https://zurl.co/hezH

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/09/2024

What's on today at ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York?
1-6pm Industry Summit continues with pitches and panels
6pm Name Me Lawand at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
8:30pm ReelAbilities Live! Com@pavarsnipe , hosted by the fantastic .

Do - not - miss

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/09/2024

What a night at ReelAbilities.. First, being treated to live performance by the masterful John Bayless, then former miss wheelchair NY recommending s*x serogacy to all.. 🤩

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/08/2024

The ReelAbilities Industry Summit is in full swing!
Join us this afternoon and tomorrow for more!

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/08/2024

How about meeting a world-renowned pianist and then talking about s*xual healing? This evening at ReelAbilities:

6:00 PM: Left Alone Rhapsody Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
8:30 PM: Sexual Healing Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/08/2024

Another day at ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York!
Join us through Wednesday.

04/07/2024

Happening now: Q&A for Rally Caps!

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/07/2024

📅Today Sunday, April 7th at ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York

1:00 PM ReelShorts: (Neuro)Divergent Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

2:45 PM RALLY CAPS: The MOVIE + Deaf Giants Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

5:30 PM LOUD Love - a documentary Love Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

Photos from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York's post 04/07/2024

A day at ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York!
Sunday is another packed day of films and conversations you do not want to miss!

04/07/2024

Heard at : "When you think about it, all zombies have a disability".
Packed house for , with the crew showing up! 🤟

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ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York is dedicated to promoting awareness and and appreciation for the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities.

The Festival presents award-winning films in locations throughout the NY metropolitan area, as well as discussions and other engaging programs which bring together the community to explore, discuss and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience.

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Next Friday is our Social Justice Night at ReelAbilities. We can't wait to share with you the powerful LA LUCHA, chronic...
Meet Jordana Sandler Manzano, Chair of the ReelAbilities Advisory Board, and one of ReelAbilities Film Festival: New Yor...
🎥 Don't miss Elsbeth Fraanje's Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Award Winning "Sexual Healing" - a d...
Meet @ReelAbilities friend @LizCaris and learn which is her favorite movie at the 16th ReelAbilities Film Festival! Can'...
"I don’t think I’ve seen a film that beautifully represents and respects the deaf community and sign language as much as...
nick.augustperna's  TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME tells the extraordinary story of Anna Stubblefield, an esteemed university pro...
StewartSchulman.com ' s gripping documentary chronicles renowned pianist John Bayless' determination to reinvent himself...

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