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3 nights of disability cinema—wherever you are!
In light of the pandemic, Cinema Touching Disability, Texas' biggest cinematic celebration of disability, will take place online. While we had hoped to bring you an in person Festival, we don't believe we can do so safely. So online we go! Our film line up for this year's Festival is completely different than our CTDFF: Online! short film showcase (which ran August through September), so please join us!
The live portions of CTDFF will be closed-captioned and the films will be open captioned. Before the event, we'll send a link to audio described versions of the films, for viewers to access immediately before, during, or after (through Oct. 25) Festival screenings. Speakers will also audio describe themselves.
Do you have other accessibility requests or ideas? Contact us at filmfest@txdisabilities.org.
FRIDAY Oct. 16: Documentary Shorts
7:00 - 9:00 pm CST
Dir. Denise Schamens
In the spirit of creating "nothing about us without us," director Denise Schamens puts eight neurodivergent students at the center of this autism acceptance film, six of whom tell their own stories of living with autism.
Dir. Marrock Sedgewick
A film about autism acceptance told from the hands of nonspeaking autistic people.
Dir. Andrew Leibman
A young skateboarder overcomes his personal adversity to find pride in his identity.
7:00 - 9:00 pm CST
Dir. Julia Myers
A father must face his past when his daughter Sophie, a surgeon in the Union army, returns home with an unexpected companion: a soldier whose arm she amputated.
Dir. Day Al-Mohamed
Everyone thinks they know the story of the Civil War - Four years of America's bloodiest history. Over 600,000 men killed and more than 40,000 men with amputated limbs and even more with other injuries and illnesses. What no one ever asked is "What happened to those disabled men afterwards?" The story of the Invalid Corps offers a poignant perspective allowing us to reassess what we know, or rather what we think we know, about civil war history, disability, sacrifice, and honorable service.
7:00 - 8:30 pm CST
Dir. Cedric Hill
Sam gets on the subway to get home. He catches the eye of April. The two of them discover they have way more in common than where they’re heading. Sometimes you need a noisy place to have a quiet conversation.
Dir. Craig Mooneyham & Jacob Reynolds
With a precarious fate approaching, Danny, an autistic teenager, and his older brother David perform a familiar childhood ritual to lighten the gravity of their plight. As time runs out, however, the brothers must leave their childhood behind to confront family demons, challenge futile beliefs, and transcend communication barriers to find solace amidst their crumbling world.
Dir. Jim McMorrow
Based on a true story. Stephen, a young man with Down’s Syndrome, wishes to break free from his caring but over-protective mother and celebrate his 18th birthday in the way that he chooses.
Cinema Touching Disability has closed for 2020... but you can still enjoy all of this year's films! Access to view films through Oct. 25 is included in your registration.
Our line up is posted! Check out this year's offerings!
Check out this year's Short Film Competition finalists ►
Thank you, to our 2020 Short Film Competition judges ►
For sponsorships: Dennis Borel at dborel@txdisabilities.org
For all other inquiries: William Greer at filmfest@txdisabilities.org
The Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival and Short Film Competition is a project of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with Federal Tax ID #74-2071160. CTD works to ensure that persons with disabilities may work, live, learn, play, and participate fully in the community of their choice.
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