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PLEASE NOTE: New screening date due to inclement weather !!!
NYU
Council for the Study of Disability
and
the
Disabilities Network of New York City
present
disTHIS! Triple
Feature
Monday, March 30th : 6:30pm
New York University: 19 University Place (below
8th), Room 102
"NAKED ON THE
INSIDE": (Kim Farrant, 2007, 81 minutes,
Australia) In this extraordinary documentary, six people share
their feelings about their bodies: David Toole (legless dancer),
Carre Otis (supermodel who dieted her way to heart seizure), Marcus Van
(bearded lesbian), Rick Stray (mother of two with breast cancer), Shirley
Sheffield (proud of her 350 pounds), and José Aleman (former L.A.
gang member with tattoos).
The film
asks: "Why is it an act of bravery to accept your own skin and
shape?"
Also
showing the following short subjects:
"G.I.M.P. BOOT
CAMP": (Danielle Peers & Melissa Brittain,
2009, 8 minutes, Canada) This sardonic testimonial from a recovering
hospital addict uses sexiness and humor to deconstruct common disability
stereotypes.
"SEXXY": (Loree Erickson, 2009, 3
minutes, Canada) CineKink award winning filmmaker dares to ask (and
answer) the provocative question: "Who says wheelchairs aren't
sexy?"
**February's screening was filled to
capacity! To RSVP and reserve YOUR seat call 212-284-4160 or email
us at: disthis@...**
ABOUT US:
The disTHIS! Film Series: disability through a whole new lens, a program
of the Disabilities Network of New York City, was started in April 2006 to
showcase festival quality, cutting edge short, documentary, feature and
experimental films that offer ground-breaking interpretations of the
disability experience beyond "movie of the week"
cliches.
disTHIS!
SPONSORS: Beginning in February 2009, disTHIS! partnered with New York
University's Council for the Study of Disability to present screenings at
NYU.
Support: NY State Council on the
Arts,the United Way of NYC, the Union Square Awards, the Christopher &
Dana Reeve Foundation, the Screen Actors Guild, the NYU Community Fund,
Bat Entertainment and our members.
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