This lil' detail might be important.  Sorry for the omission!

Location: New York University

19 University Place (below 8th St).

First Floor theater. Room 102.

Doors open at 6:30pm. Screening starts at 7.

Suggested donation: $5

As always, for complete details go to: 

http://disthis.org

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Join the Disabilities Network of NYC and the NYU Council for the Study of
Disability on Monday, April 6 for a screening and discussion of the film
adaptation of William Horwood's beloved coming-of-age novel based on his
relationship with his daughter, who has cerebral palsy.

Before Harry Potter, there was Skallagrigg! Skallagrigg is a timeless
tale of search and discovery with a disability twist: A true "lost
classic" of disability cinema with its own mythology as beloved as LORD OF
THE RINGS.

In the dark days of our unenlightened past, disabled people were openly
treated with inhuman brutality. And so a legend was born of a mysterious
force to protect them: Skallagrigg.

Combining an even-handed mix of non-disabled and disabled actors, both
professional and non-professional, Skallagrigg intertwines the life of
Arthur, who has cerebral palsy, with the similarly disabled Esther (Kerry
Noble) and her quest to track down the eponymous urban legend. Through
various accounts, Esther learns about Arthur, who as a young boy in the
1930's was sent away by his parents to an asylum. Victimized and abused by
caregivers, Arthur summons his protector Skallagrigg to help him through
his darkest moments.

Despite what might at first appear to be a bleak premise, the refreshingly
irreverent tone of Skallagrigg is established early and continues
throughout the film. When Esther's father tells a group of disabled
adolescents in the back of his van "I used to think disabled people were
ennobled by suffering", they respond with raucous laughter and loud
guffaws. The scene is typical of the film's refreshingly realistic and
unsentimental attitude that, in turn, helps validate its sense of
optimism.

Deservedly winning a BAFTA (the British equivalent of an EMMY award) for
best single drama in 1995, Skallagrigg never allows its characters to sink
to disability stereotypes. Ballsy, independent and full of witty sardonic
humor, the characters brought to life in Skallagrigg are real people;
tough but also tender.

Never shown in the United States and never released on DVD, don't miss
your chance to see SKALLAGRIGG on the big screen, only at disTHIS! on
Monday, April 6!

ABOUT US: The disTHIS! Film Series: disability through a whole new lens, a
program of the Disabilities Network of New York City, began 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.

Acclaimed by film lovers with and without disabilities, disTHIS! has been
featured in Disability Studies Quarterly, the Tribeca Trib, the New York
Nonprofit Press, Able News and the New York Times Sunday Style section
(above the fold!) for presenting quality disability cinema with the
promise of "No handkerchief necessary, no heroism required!" disTHIS!
films are frequently funny (and meant to be), remarkably sexy (just like
our audiences), often controversial (because we like that sort of thing).
Always provocative; never quite what audiences expect. Monthly screenings
are followed by audience "talk-backs" and regular appearances by
filmmakers, actors and other guests. ASL available upon request. Audio
description available beginning Fall 2009.

Beginning in February 2009, disTHIS! partnered with New York University's
Council for the Study of Disability to present screenings at NYU. We are
made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the
Arts, a state agency, and the generous support of the United Way of New
York City, the Fund for the City of New York, Union Square Awards, the
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the Screen Actors Guild, the NYU
Community Fund, Bat Entertainment and our members.