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ReelAbilities Film Festival Iowa City

Coming to Iowa for the first time, ReelAbilities Film Festival presents award winning films by and about people with disabilities with engaging programs that bring together communities to explore, discuss, embrace, and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience.

Previous Screenings

GIVE ME LIBERTY

2019 / USA / Kirill Mikhanovsky

In this freewheeling comedy, medical transport driver Vic risks his job to shuttle a group of rowdy seniors and a Russian boxer to a funeral, dragging clients like Tracy, a young woman with ALS, along for the ride.

COMBINED EFFORTS: CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF DISABILITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE

2023 / USA / Jake Daniels

A documentation of Combined Efforts, an organization spearheading inclusive theatre in the Iowa City area.

SUICIDE: THE RIPPLE EFFECT

2018 / USA / Kevin Hines +

The story of Kevin Hines, suicide survivor, and world-renowned mental health advocate, who works to bring hope and healing to those in crisis.