Vista Documentary to Premiere at New Haven Film Festival

A documentary produced by Vista Life Innovations, a community-based education program supporting the personal success of individuals with disabilities, has been selected to make its world premiere next month at NHdocs: The New Haven Documentary Film Festival.

Titled “A Shared Stage,” the 30 minute film takes viewers behind the scenes of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Vista’s first all-abilities musical production starring a unified cast of performers from the shoreline theater community and Vista. The production played to three sold-out audiences in 2014 at the Ivoryton Playhouse.

By documenting the experiences of individuals who participated in the production over a four month period, “A Shared Stage” tells the story of what is possible when people are given the opportunity to truly get to know one another through a common experience.

“A Shared Stage” will be screened Saturday, June 3 at the New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm Street, starting at 3:45 p.m.

The film was produced in association with JSAYcreative Productions with support from The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation.