SUPERFEST 2024 IS HERE!

 

This year’s program promises innovative perspectives from around the world. Our films come from Mongolia, The Netherlands, Egypt, the United Kingdom and more. Please join us for this important annual opportunity for community, storytelling, and films that bring depth and breadth to disabled lives and experiences. The festival has 24/7 film access, in-person screenings in San Francisco, discussions, and more. As always, passes are sliding scale starting at $0. We’d love to have you!

Film poster with a drawing of a camel on sand dunes. The camel has a colorful blanket on it’s back. Text says “A film by Niya Abdullahi” with Arabic underneath.

Description: Film poster with a drawing of a camel on sand dunes. The camel has a colorful blanket on it’s back. Text says “A film by Niya Abdullahi” with Arabic underneath.

All Access Virtual Festival

Passes to the virtual festival are available now! Once you get your passes, you have 4 full days to watch as many films as you’d like. Films are available 24/7 so you can watch on your own schedule. All our films are captioned with optional audio description.
Date: October 17-20
Time: 24/7 Access | 4 days to watch
Location: Virtual | Eventive

 
A confidently smiling femme person with light brown skin and curly bob. They wear a full sequined body suit and stand in front of a glitzy stage with a blinged out cane.

Description: A confidently smiling femme person with light brown skin and curly bob. They wear a full sequined body suit and stand in front of a glitzy stage with a blinged out cane.

San Francisco Screening

Join us for a matinee screening and an afternoon screening of brand new Superfest films. Each screening is different, so stay all day! Passes are sliding scale, starting at $0.
Date: Saturday | October 19
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 | 3:00 - 5:00
Location: Exploratorium | San Francisco

A light skinned person with strawberry blonde pixie cut tilts their face to the sky and smiles with pleasure. Their pink shirt reads “All About Good Vibes.

Description: A light skinned person with strawberry blonde pixie cut tilts their face to the sky and smiles with pleasure. Their pink shirt reads “All About Good Vibes.”

Kickoff Panel with Alice Wong

Alice talks about her new initiative: The Disabled BIPOC Film Collective. Then, disabled filmmakers Malak AlSayyad and Jason DaSilva join moderator Shaina Ghuraya to discuss their work, challenges, and tips for creating an inclusive industry.
Date: Thursday | October 17
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PT | 6:00 - 7:00 ET
Location: Virtual | Zoom

 
An adorable boxy brown robot with lights shining from different parts of their body stands in front of a dark window. They hold a hand to a bright light emanating from their chest.

Description: An adorable boxy brown robot with lights shining from different parts of their body stands in front of a dark window. They hold a hand to a bright light emanating from their chest.

Community Conversation

Get together with Superfest filmmakers and attendees for a virtual community conversation. What did you love? How did it feel to see our stories without the stereotypes?
Date: Sunday | October 20
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PT | 7:00 - 8:30 ET
Location: Virtual | Zoom

A femme person with light skin and dark hair sits draped in ethereal fabrics. Sun rays crown her and campy images of a wheel chair, pills, bagel, and more surround her.

Description: A femme person with light skin and dark hair sits draped in ethereal fabrics. Sun rays crown her and campy images of a wheel chair, pills, bagel, and more surround her.

Award Winning Shorts Zoom Screening

Because we know the Eventive site might be too daunting and inaccessible for some of us, we’re screening some of this year’s Superfest award winning shorts on Zoom! All the films will have open audio description and captions. Get cozy and let’s watch some movies!
Date: Friday | October 18
Time: 2:30 - 4:15 PT | 5:30 - 7:15 ET
Location: Virtual | Zoom

 
 

Superfest provides a platform for disabled filmmakers, actors, creators, and visionaries to share their stories with the world. Join our community of supporters and help us continue to bring stories about disability to light.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS

Lead Sponsor
Luise Custer

Gold Sponsor
San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency

 

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Silver Sponsor
Ellen Yamshon

THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM

Description: Logos for Dicapta Accessible Communication Developers, Exploratorium, and San Francisco Human Services Agency: Department of Disability and Aging Services

Description: Logos for Dicapta Accessible Communication Developers, Exploratorium, and San Francisco Human Services Agency: Department of Disability and Aging Services