REELABILITES FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO FOREST HILLS!

THE 7th Annual REELABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL features award winning, international films on the experiences of people with disabilities and their families. Each film is followed by discussion, often with personnel from the film and social workers. All films are open to the general public and free, but a donation is requested. Light refreshments served. More information at www.cqy.org/reel.

Sunday, March 15, 10 a.m.
Autistic Like Me
A candid portrait of the fathers and male caregivers of children with Autism. Dispelling the

archaic idea that “big boys don’t cry,” a group of fathers open up to each other about the fear,

disappointment and, ultimately, the acceptance of a parenting experience very different than

the ones they had envisioned.

Sunday, March 15, 2 p.m.

Reel Encounters: Afternoon of Short Films

Hear This!

Dir. Soulaima El Khaldi, 15 min, Netherlands, Documentary

When 10-year-old Tristan wants his dad to become the trainer of his soccer team, the club won’t allow it because his father is deaf. Tristan decides to prove them wrong.

Midfield

Dir. Pedro Amorim, 6 min, Portugal, Documentary

An ordinary workday in the life of a stevedore with a disability, who executes his job with surprising grace and simplicity — but when Sunday comes, an altogether different man emerges.

On Beauty
Dir. Joanna Rudnick, 30 min, USA/Kenya, Documentary

Photographer Rick Guidotti left the fashion world along with its restrictive parameters of the industry’s standard of beauty and re-focused his lens on those too often relegated to the shadows.

For more information, click here or call (718) 268-5011, ext. 151, or email pkurtz@cqy.org.

For more information on other dates for the film festival, click here.

At the Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375.