ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York

Best Summer Ever

Expired May 6, 2021 3:45 AM
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4 films + livestream in package
Opening Night Remarks 2021
Featuring honoree Itzhak Perlman and a performance by Lachi
Best Summer Ever
Two summer lovers are separated by circumstance… or are they? A fresh take on the beloved teen musical, featuring a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities.
Opening Night Q+A
Bigger than Us
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of world's first-ever, SAG-registered feature film made by a majority disabled cast and crew.
Opening Night Remarks + Filmmaker Q+A
Opening Night event includes a Q+A featuring dir. Lauren Smitelli and Michael Randa, prod./screenwriter Andrew Pilkington, actors Shannon DeVido and Rickey Wilson Jr., actor and consultant Christine Bruno, and Executive Prod. and Zeno Mountain Farm founder Will Halby.
External livestream
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Opening Night Remarks


Greetings:

Joy Levitt, Chief Executive Officer, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and Isaac Zablocki, Festival Director/Co-founder


Honoree:

Itzhak Perlman

Violinist, Disability Advocate


Words of Welcome:

Anne del Castillo

Commissioner, Mayor’s Office for Media and Entertainment


Victor Calise 

Commissioner, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities


Words from Festival Co-chairs Lynn Bartner-Wiesel and Michelle Feig


Performance by Lachi


Film Introduction: Isaac Zablocki

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    35 minutes
  • Language
    English
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