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Join VSA Ohio and the Saul Schottenstein Foundation B as we kick off the ReelAbilities Columbus Disability Film Festival at the Columbus Museum of Art on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012. The Opening Night events will commence with a keynote introduction to the film and the event at 6:30 pm followed by a screening of the film, Warrior Champions (Documentary / China, USA / English / 80 min ). The film features the story of four Iraq War veterans as they turn the nightmares of war into Olympic Dreams. After losing limbs and suffering paralysis fighting for their country in Iraq, these veterans have set out to do what many thought impossible.
Following the film screening, there will also be a talk back panel regarding the content and issues raised in the film. Closing the evening, there will be a reception with desserts and a cash bar. All Opening Night events will take place at the Columbus Museum of Art. This festival extends through November 7th and will consist of film screenings and events at multiple venues throughout Columbus.
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Opening Night Tickets are $25.
Festival Passes - $75 adults; $60 students/seniors
Single Tickets - $10 adults; $7 students/seniors
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ReelAbilities Columbus is part of the ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival traveling program. ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival is the largest festival in the country dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different disabilities. Initiated in NY in 2007, the festival presents award winning films by and about people with disabilities in multiple locations throughout each hosting city. Post-screening discussions and other engaging programs bring together the community to explore, discuss, embrace, and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience.
Columbus has been chosen as the ninth city in the U.S. to present this traveling program. The multi-day event is presented by VSA Ohio, the state organization on arts and disability, and the Saul Schottenstein Foundation B. This is the first time Columbus and VSA Ohio will present a disability film festival in the central Ohio area.
Nine different films from Belgium, Canada, China, Israel, US, and UK will be shown throughout the festival. Film venues include: The Columbus Museum of Art; Arena Grand Theatre; OSU Urban Arts Space;The King Arts Complex; and The Ohio Historical Society.
The festival also includes a free film screening for Columbus Public School students on Tuesday, November 6th. The Israeli film, White Balance, centers around 12-year-old Itamar who has a deep passion for ice skating but is slowly losing his hearing and balance. He refuses to accept his doctor’s orders and parent’s wishes as he and new partner, Natalie, grow within a complicated world of adolescence.
Schedules, movie trailers, tickets and more information is available at http://www.vsao.org/programs/reelabilities. Tickets can be purchased for individual films or as a complete festival pass. Due to space limitations pre-purchases are recommended, but can be bought at the door.
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