disTHIS! Film Series
disability through a whole new lens
Presented by the Disabilities Network of NYC and hosted by ConnecTV. The disTHIS! monthly film series showcases quality narrative, shorts, documentary and feature films with disability themes beyond the tragic/heroic trap moviegoers have come to expect.
“Forget everything you’ve seen before,” said Lawrence Carter-Long, curator of the film series and the Director of Advocacy for the Disabilities Network of NYC. “We won’t subject viewers to another hokey tearjerker or movie of the week melodrama with manipulative violin music. The disTHIS! film and talkback series will be funny, sexy, and always provocative. This is disability through a whole new lens.”
“Movies about disability have been more concerned about diagnosis than they have with character development, storytelling or innovation for far too long. disTHIS! seeks not just to change stereotypes, but to obliterate them altogether. Our movies will sometimes be funny, occassionally sexy, and you can count on them to always be provocative; never quite what you'd expect."
Snacks are served at each screening and the space is wheelchair accessible. Whenever possible all films will include ASL interpretation, open captions and/or audio description. All disTHIS! movies, talkback sessions and related events are free and open to the public. Donations accepted.
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