ABILITIES EXPO SHOWCASE

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018
5:00 to 7:00 pm

LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER
1201 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET
ROOM 309
LOS ANGELES

all films are screened with open audio description and open captioning

**FREE EVENT WITH RSVP**

 

RSVP

Please make all access requests,
including ASL interpreting/live captioning by February 15.

 

FILM LINEUP

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AWAKE

Written and Directed by Michael Achtman, Produced by Caglar Kimyoncu
England, 2015, Narrative Short
Liane Yasumoto Jury's Choice Award

Anna, a woman living with Multiple Sclerosis is visited by Doreen, a door to door proselytizer who makes herself at home and stays the day, slowly defrosting her non-welcome. Together they walk in the park, bake a chocolate cake, and watch an Ingmar Bergman film.
View the trailer.

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THE RIGHT TO BE RESCUED

Directed by Jordan Melograna, Produced by Jordan Melograna and Mark Stroh
United States, 2015, Documentary Short
Advocacy Award

The Right to Be Rescued is a short documentary about the impact of natural disasters on people with disabilities. This documentary tells the story of those disabled people left behind in Hurricane Katrina and what New Orleans and other cities are doing to make sure it never happens again.

In profile, a man with a shaved head, wearing a shiny superhero costume, kisses the back of a large lizzard

THE BARBER OF AUGUSTA

Directed by Michèle Hozer
Canada, 2016, Documentary Short
Liane Yasumoto’s Jury’s Choice Award

Toronto native Matthew Genser goes to great lengths to find his unexpected superpower: cutting hair. Like all superheroes, he has a dark side; but in his costume, he’s invincible. Put on your cape and get lined up!

A contingent of people both in walking and in wheelchairs march in a political demonstration

TRAVELLER

Directed by Nwaye Zar Che Soe, Mine Aung Lin Tun, Pyae Zaw Phyo
Myanmar/Japan, 2014, Documentary Short
Disability Justice Award

 A young woman born with a disability searches for a career despite rampant discrimination. She travels to Japan where she finds strength in disability activism and community, and returns home with a newfound sense of pride.

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LIKE IF...

Directed by Daniele Bonari; Written by Michele Squillace
Italy, 2014, Narrative Short

An unlikely heroine must deal with a particular epidemic; will she alone be able to save the world?
View the trailer.