Looking for something to do that is different, fun, free and open to campus and community? Check out some award-winning films at Intersecting Identities: The Second Annual Disability Studies Film Festival this Thursday, Friday and saturday night. For more detail, go to http://studydisability.uoregon.edu/filmfestival.html or http://education.uoregon.edu/film.
An ASL Interpreted Event
Thursday, April 27
6:30-10:00 p.m., 100 Willamette Hall, UO campus
Living the Life you Have a Right to
Films:
“Little Man: From Nightmare to Miracle, and Back Again” (2005)
Directors: Nicole Conn
112 min., captioned, Documentary, USA
Winner of Ten Best Documentary Awards; hitting Three Top Ten Films of 2005 Lists; nominated for Best Documentary Glitter Award
A micro-preemie brought a family to its knees: Lesbian couple filmmaker Nicole Conn and political activist Gwen Baba learned how science and medicine “can” keep a fetus alive. But at what price?
“39 Pounds of Love”
Directors: Dani Menken
70 min., captioned, documentary, Israeli
Premiered on Home Box Office/CINEMAX
Ami Ankilewitz has a rare form of muscular dystrophy. The 3D animator’s bodily motion is limited to a single finger on his left hand. He outlives a doctor's
prediction of life expectancy by over 28 years.
Discussants:
UO Film Studies graduate students Raphael Raphael and Carter Soles will introduce their research and interest around representation in film then engage the audience in a discussion entitled "Decoding the Extraordinary Body in Cinema."
Friday, April 28
6:30-9:30 p.m., 100 Willamette Hall, UO campus
Arts and Culture Leap Out of the Box
Film:
“Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie”
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
99 min., captioned, documentary, German
The story of grammy-winning Evelyn Glennie, virtuoso percussionist, who only happens to be deaf. Glennie says hearing isn’t in the ears, it’s under your skin.
Discussant:
Author and UO Professor of Journalism Brett Campbell has interviewed & followed Evelyn Glennie in her teaching and performing roles.
Film:
“JazzArtSigns: See, Hear, & Feel the Music”
Director: Lisa Thorson
12 min., promotional, USA
Jazz vocalist Lisa Thorson, leads multimedia, multisensory interactive jazz performance that makes jazz accessible to all. Promotional mini-film captures
Thorson’s work
Saturday, April 29
6:30-9:30 p.m., DIVA 110 West Broadway
No More Pity: Go Where the Obstacles Are
Films:
“Murderball” (2005)
Producers: Jeffrey Mandel, Dana Adam Shapiro
Note: Rated R for some language and sexual content
86 min., captioned, documentary, USA
Won Audience Award for Best Documentary at Sundance Film Festival
Quadriplegic rugby players smash every stereotype. controversial film about standing up, even after your spirit—or spine—has
been crushed.
“The Kids Are All Right”
Director: Kerry Richardson
30 min., captioned, documentary, USA
Jerry’s Orphans challenge the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) telethon’s representation of people with disabilities.
“Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt”
Director: Peter Sillen
30 min.
Roots-rock singer and songwriter Vic Chesnutt is a paraplegic who was injured in a car accident when he was 18. Artists such as Madonna, Hootie & the Blowfish, Smashing Pumpkins and R.E.M. have covered the songs of Chesnutt.
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