Menlo College Superfest Showcase
Sponsored by PSYSSC 313 Introduction to Disability Studies
in Partnership with Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Tuesday
April 2nd, 2020
2:10 - 3:30pm
& 3:40-5pm
Russell Center, Bldg #22
Menlo College
FREE EVENT WITH RSVP
RSVP
Please make all access requests, including ASL interpreting/live captioning by March 26, 2020.
FILM LINEUP
Gaslit
Short Documentary
A young disabled woman fights to hold on to her identity in the face of the world’s assumptions, and strives for independence from her parents, who doubt her ability to become a mother.
Are You Volleyball?
Short
A story about asylum seekers displaced from war who live in limbo, hoping for a better home. They conflict with border soldiers every day until a deaf-mute child becomes a catalyst for better communication between two groups .
Chin Up
Short Documentary
Throughout her childhood, JoAnne loved to draw herself as heroic characters to escape the insecurity and feeling of being different that came with her condition. However, JoAnne never drew her facial features any differently to fit the scene of a heroic warrior or mystical mermaid.
TIS
Animated Short
A still, blank sheet of paper. A silhouette appears delineated beneath its surface– TIS. He struggles and manages to free himself from the sheet of paper, but his feet remain attached to it. In the distance, he sees a crowd of beings similar to him. Will he fit in?
THE GALLERY
Short
At an audition, Maya becomes part of an absurd cycle, and loses track of who she's performing for and why. The Gallery is a narrative short that explores how some marginalized groups can be shut out of cultural institutions, and how they can feel pressured into perpetuating a system that doesn't appear to be working in their favor.