More screenings. More perspectives. More accessible.
ReelAbilities Film Festival Columbus
January 17     |     March 14     |    May 16
July 18   |   September 12     |     November 14
 
Always
* Free
* Wednesday
* 6:00pm Happy Hour & Networking
* 7:00pm Film & Programs
* at the Gateway Film Center
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ReelAbilities Film Festival 2018 Trailer. Composed by Matt Swift & Nicolettecinemagraphics
ReelAbilities Film Festival 2018 Trailer. Composed by Matt Swift & Nicolettecinemagraphics

 




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January 17
Tramontane
Tramontane  |   Lebanon, France, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Rabih, a musician who is blind, travels across rural Lebanon in search of his birth record. He meets people on the far fringes of society who tell their own stories and open further questions about his origins.

March 14
Lefty & Loosey  |   USA
Private investigators Lefty and Loosey uncover a diabolical plot and must save the world.

Nocebo  |   Germany
Reality and imagination blur as Christian and Anna escape from a fatal drug study. Neither the police nor doctors believe their story, since Christian is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

The Quiet Ones  |   UK
In this murder mystery, a teacher at a boarding school for the deaf is brutally murdered, and the suspects are narrowed down to four students.

The Forgotten  |   Russia
A sign language theater director has a love affair with his lead actress, but is unable to leave his wife.

May 16
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Nise - the Heart of Madness  |   Brazil
An indomitable psychiatrist refuses to employ electroshock therapy, initiating an art therapy revolution and confronting Brazil's mental health establishment. Based on a true story.
*This film is intended only for mature audiences.

July 18
Keep the Change   |   USA
A coming-of-age love story about
a wealthy young man with social disorders who meets a woman at a group for people with intellectual disabilities.

Sanctuary  |   Ireland
In this dramatic comedy, Larry and Sophie are trying to be together, in a world doing everything to keep them apart. The night takes unexpected twists and turns when they bribe their caretaker into booking them a hotel room.
*This film is intended only for mature audiences.

September 12
 
Sky    |   Netherlands
9-year-old Sky feels powerless and misunderstood among his hearing classmates. He thinks the outsiders don't understand him, but does he understand them?

Children of God    |   Iraq
A young amputee bets his prized possessions on his crush winning the boys vs. girls soccer match.

Stutter    |   USA
A strong-willed man with a stutter resolves to win his son's respect by speaking to the boy's class on Career Day.

Astronaut's Secret    |   USA
In 1996, Michael 'Rich' Clifford performed the first American spacewalk while docked to the Russian Mir Space Station. Fifteen years later Rich Clifford reveals that he had Parkinson's disease while performing that spacewalk.

November 14
Midfield    |   Portugal
An ordinary workday in the life of a stevedore, who executes his job with surprising grace and simplicity - but when Sunday comes, an altogether different man emerges

Prison Dogs    |   USA
Prison Dogs focuses on the impact of a unique dog training program that gives two of the most marginalized populations in our society - prison inmates and veterans - a second chance.
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