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ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver opens on Friday |NONPROFIT REGISTER

By 11/15/2023 | updated 2 years ago

JCC MIZEL ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER

Denver

News: Thirteen films and shorts, along with supplemental programming that sheds light on and celebrates those with disabilities through the arts, are part of the third annual ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver.

The weekend-long festival opens at 6 p.m. Friday with showings of “The Body is a House of Familiar Rooms” and “Long Live My Happy Head” at the Elaine Wolf Theatre on the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center campus at 350 S. Dahlia St. in Denver.

“The ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver is important because it provides the community with a way to support those with disabilities through the arts and film, and it provides an opportunity for people in Denver to enjoy films that may not be shown in mainstream media,” said Ari Shahbazi, interim director of the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center. “Some of the festival’s films are about someone’s journey with a disability and some are meant for pure entertainment, not to call attention to a specific disability or ask viewers to learn about it.”

In addition to the opening night, other films to be shown include “Jasmine Is A Star,” “Any Given Day,” “Brainstorms” and “No Bone: Scars of Survival.” Also, a compilation of short reels, “Borderline Coffee,” “The Multi,” “Single,” “Second Time,” “Wheels,” “Extra Special” and “I’m So Far.”

Tickets range from $6.50 to $17.

For a complete list of the festival’s films and related events and to purchase tickets, visit jccdenver.org/reelabilities.

About the organization: The ReelAbilities Film Festival is the largest in the nation dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. Founded in New York City in 2007, the festival presents international and award-winning films by and about people with disabilities in locations across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Post-screening discussions bring the community together to explore, discuss, embrace and celebrate the diversity of the shared human experience.

Website: jccdenver.org/reelabilities

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“Jasmine Is A Star” is the story of a 16-year-old girl with albinism determined to make it big as a professional model in her hometown of Minneapolis. (PHOTOS: Courtesy of ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver)
The third annual ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver opens at 6 p.m. Friday with showings of “The Body is a House of Familiar Rooms” and “Long Live My Happy Head” at the Elaine Wolf Theatre on the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center campus at 350 S. Dahlia St. in Denver.  (PHOTOS: Courtesy of ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver)
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