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SATURDAY, JAN 30
2:30 PM
SEEING WITH PHOTOGRAPHY – TALK WITH ARTISTS
Seeing with Photography Collective is a group of photographers based in New York City who are visually impaired, sighted and totally blind. Coming from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, we share an awareness of sight loss, along with the determination to dialogue and integrate our images into a more universal context. Read More FREE ADMISSION
Exhibit is on display through February 2, 2010
4:30 PM
GIMP
Choreographer Heidi Latsky presents a roster of performers who embody unique physical virtuosity. Outstanding technique, raw beauty and the physical poetry of risk- taking, propel the artists and the audience into the collective unknown.
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6:00 PM
NOBODY’S PERFECT
Niko von Glasow / Germany / 84 minutes / Documentary
12 people who were born disabled due to the side-effects of Thalidomide pose naked for a photo calendar, raising issues of body image and social acceptance. Read More
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH PROTAGONIST MAT FRASER
8:30 PM
SHOOTING BEAUTY
George Kachadorian / USA / 62 minutes / Documentary
Fashion photographer Courtney Bent’s career takes an unexpected turn when she discovers a hidden world of beauty at a center for people living with significant disabilities. Read More
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH PROTAGONISTS COURTNEY BENT & TONY KNIGHT
SUNDAY, JAN 31
11:00 AM
An Interactive, “Autism Friendly” Concert with Tony Award Winner Jarrod Emick and Singer & Guitar Player Andrew Ross. Read More
This concert has been generously underwritten by James E. Kirk.
FREE ADMISSION (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
1:00 PM
TO BE SEEN
An original theater piece written and performed by The Creative Alternatives NY (CANY) and The JCC in Manhattan’s Adaptations Drama Group. FREE ADMISSION
2:00 PM
WHITE BALANCE
Dorit Hakim / Israel / 45minutes / Narrative
Twelve-year-old Itamar has a deep passion for ice skating.
When he is slowly losing his hearing, and therefore his balance. Together with his skating partner he grows within a complicated world of adolescence. Read More
FOLLOWED BY PANEL DISCUSSION. ASL, CART, AND LIVE AUDIO DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE.
4:00 PM
HENRY O!
Ziad H. Hamzeh / USA / 76 minutes / Documentary
HENRY O! tells the story of Enrique (Henry) Oliu, a blind baseball commentator. Calling upon his love for sports and an encyclopedic memory for facts and figures, Henry hears the crack of the bat and knows if it’s a single, double, or home run. Read More
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH ENRIQUE (HENRY) OLIU. LIVE AUDIO DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE.
6:00 PM
ZIG ZAG LOVE
Director: Gillies MacKinnon / UK / 59 minutes / Narrative
A truly modern love story of a unique affair between teenage cancer patient and a girl with cerebral palsy. Together they escape to the Scottish Highlands in pursuit of a different reality. Read More
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH ACTRESS CARA READLE.
All films are captioned or subtitled, and all venues are wheelchair accessible.
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