Sunday Evening Screening + Panel
Join us for Superfest’s first festival at the new San Francisco Disability Cultural Center! Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. Doors open a half hour before the event begins.
Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025
Time: 1:30 - 3:45 PT | 4:30 - 6:45 ET
Hybrid Event: Zoom + 165 Grove Street in San Francisco
Access: ASL | Captions | Closed Audio Descriptions | Hybrid | Masks Required
Film Lineup:
Audio Description
After making a wish on his birthday, a lonely visually impaired man finds his world turned upside down by an unexpected encounter.
Words To
Live By
A sign language interpreter tries to heal from childhood trauma through expanding idiomatic expression and minority representation in the deaf community.
Access the Unknown
In this documentary short, Dr. Mona Minkara, a blind traveler and adventurer, takes on the challenge of scuba diving, proving that with adaptation, trust, and a willingness to access the unknown, the beauty of the world can be experienced in more ways than one.
Viejito/Enfermito/Grito
Translation: Old Man/Sick Man/Shout. Ananias, an SF Bay Area artist and immigrant, performs the folkloric Danza de los Viejitos (the Dance of the Old Men). Originally from Michoacán, Mexico, where the dance originates, Ananias interprets its movements through the lens of his spirituality, his long-term HIV-related disabilities, and his search for a place in the world.
Les Monstres
Visually impaired teen Erwan can't wait to get to school to declare his love for Agathe. But he has to share a medical transport van with David who vows to make sure they never arrive on time. War is declared.
The Letter
As the Nazis rise in pre-WWII Germany, Johan wishes to marry his sweetheart Ingrid, but hides it from his father Karl, a party member who opposes his son marrying a Deaf woman. As persecution intensifies and Ingrid’s father’s Deaf club comes under threat, Karl uncovers their romance—forcing Johan to choose between loyalty to his father or to his heart.