February 10 - 12 2014

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13 Annual

Thank you to our sponsors Calgary SCOPE Society Canada Council for the Arts Alberta Foundation for the Arts Alberta Culture and Community Spirit: Community Spirit Program Alberta Human Services: Persons with Developmental Disabilities Calgary Region Community Board glasswaters foundation Shaw Communications Inc. Accessible Media Inc. Bennett Jones LLP Blackfoot Inn Blitzprint Inc. CKUA Radio Fraternal Order of Eagles Rain Drop Images Regency Suites Hotel simplersearch.ca The Dude Screen Printing Vern Reynolds-Braun West Island College This catalogue was designed by the creative team of Andrea and Peter Tombrowski www.simplersearch.ca

This catalogue was printed in Calgary by Blitzprint www.blitzprint.com

Welcome to Picture this...film festival 2014! It is unbelievable we are now in our teens; 13 years of an annual festival, taking the festival ‘…on the road’, collaborating and partnering with other groups , organizations, artists, film companies, distribution companies, directors, and producers and working with volunteers, funders and sponsors to get films out to new audiences. It has truly been an international effort.

WELCOME We in Calgary are privileged to have films from around the world that have contributed so much to our understanding of Disability culture locally, nationally and internationally. In fact, over 1600 films are in the Picture this... archives. For the second year, Picture this...film festival will be held in the Hall of Nations at West Island College. The ceiling of the Hall of Nations is draped with a flag from every country in the world, an apt location for our festival. The College is a gracious host and venue partner. A big ‘thank you’ goes out to everyone at the College who participated in last year’s three days of festival. We look forward to working with you again this year.

Festival director,

Sheryl Lenthall

Once again, Picture this...film festival has teamed up with SHAW TV to hold an exciting competition for local filmmakers. This competition, in its second year, will provide an aspiring Southern Alberta filmmaker with a disability and/or a filmmaker who made a film on the theme of disability, the opportunity to work with SHAW TV professional editors to learn the tricks of the trade using state-of-the-art equipment. In addition, there is the incentive of a cash prize of $1000. The formal announcement of the winner will be made at the 2014 Gala Awards Evening. The films which came flooding in from the drama genre this year were exceptional. The number of full-length, feature films was astonishing. The shorts are equally as prolific and varied. The documentaries were stellar as usual. The competition was high and the jury certainly had their work cut out for them to select awards and honourable mentions to be handed out at the Gala Awards Evening. A great variety of entertaining stories will be screened over the three days of the main festival and throughout the year. Come laugh, cry, giggle and learn something new at the 2014 festival. This year it was important for us to achieve our goal of adding an audiodescribed screening session to make the festival more accessible for those who are blind and visually impaired. This is an exciting addition to Picture this…film festival. Work got started in early 2013 and, with some hiccups and unforeseen problems overcome, we will present an audiodescribed session at the 2014 festival. Please enjoy our 13th annual Picture this...film festival!

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Festival Location: West Island College (In the Hall of Nations) 7410 Blackfoot Trail S.E. Calgary

ABOUT

Festival Admission: One Day Pass (available at the door): Adults - $10 Students, seniors, low-income support programs - $7.50 Youth under 16 - $5 Festival Pass (advance ticket purchase only) - $20 Popcorn is ALWAYS FREE!

Festival Schedule: February 10, 11 & 12 (Mon,Tues & Wed) 10:00 a.m. - noon 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Picture this...film festival is a part of the Community Development team of the Calgary SCOPE Society. Picture this...film festival mission: Picture this...film festival, Canada’s longest running annual international disability film festival, celebrates films by and/or about people with disabilities. Picture this...film festival is a year-round program that: ● Attracts films by and/or about people with disabilities to our major annual festival and numerous other events. ● Stimulates the voices of disability communities by creating a venue for people with disabilities to tell their stories. ● Educates the broader community about the lives of people with disabilities and the contributions of disabled citizens. The team at Picture this...film festival is dedicated to making the festival a great, must-attend, annual event in Calgary. The work behind the scenes goes on for the whole year, culminating in the fabulous Awards Gala Night and festival. As soon as one festival ends, work on the next one begins. Picture this...film festival on the road: Picture this...film festival has always been an exhibition festival, which means it goes “on the road.” The main festival is held each year in February in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This is where films entered into the festival get debuted; shown for the first time under the Picture this...film festival name. Once the main festival is over, Picture this...film festival goes on the road. The name ‘Picture this...on the road’ is used to differentiate the main festival from the exhibition part of the festival. Picture this...on the road travels with a selection of films from the festival’s entries all over Alberta, out of province and occasionally to other countries. As the reputation of Picture this...film festival increases, so does the demand for it to travel to more and more locations and thereby reaching many more people. To book Picture this...on the road to come to your area, please contact us at 403-717-5610 or [email protected]. Judging criteria: The jury panel is made up of a broad range of individuals from the community, with a wide range of skills, knowledge, expertise and perspectives. They also give up a large amount of their time to preview, make notes and finally judge each film. As part of the process, each jury member uses a scoring form to appraise each film. Some areas the jury panel considers are: overall impression, creativity, editing and technical aspects. Eligibility of films and awards are all at the discretion of the jury in consultation with the festival director. Awards and categories: Each award winner receives an etched award. Honourable mention recipients receive an award plaque. The categories are: Documentary, Drama, Education, Animation and Performance TRT (Total Running Time) categories (where applicable): Under 10 Minutes,10 to 30 Minutes, 30 to 60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Contact information; Calgary SCOPE Society: 219-18 Street S.E., Calgary, AB, Canada, T2E 6J5 Tel: 403-509-0200, Fax: 403-291-4087 Director, Picture this...film festival, Sheryl Lenthall, Tel: 403-717-5610, Email: [email protected] Director, Community Development, Denise Young, Tel: 403-717-5613, Email: [email protected] Executive Director, Ryan Geake, Tel: 403-717-5616, Email: [email protected]

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This was the year of the drama for members of the jury. We received the highest number of entries in the drama category; the time was well spent! Submissions were intriguing, mysterious and spellbinding. In many instances, the filmmakers thought outside the box to illuminate stories of grief, loss and resolve. In Death tells no tale, for example, the filmmaker combines animation and fiction to bring tales about pirates and witches to life in the story of a father struggling to keep hope alive for his son who is dying of cancer. It received an Honourable Mention in the festival’s Drama 10-30 Minutes category.

FROM THE JURY The Best of Festival winner, Maria, is a psychological drama that uses symbolism to create a fugue-like state that is dissociative in nature. The audience cannot separate real from imaginary in the life of a woman who is institutionalized and the son who has to leave her behind. This is a film where less is more: little use of dialogue and a lot to think about! The award for Drama over 30 Minutes goes to The locked door with its lavish cinematography and music. In China in the 1930s, a young woman is abandoned by her fiancé and forced to raise her child with the help of a stranger—a stranger with a surprising secret, concealed behind a locked door. Also in Drama 10-30 Minutes, Honourable Mention goes to Life out there, a comedy that is multi-layered in that it speaks to relationships—between a father and a son; and a man and a woman. In the midst of alien humour are touching scenes about tolerance and forgiveness. We could say more, but before moving on we have to give a few words to Fixed, which creates meaningful dialog about eugenics, prosthetics, beauty and deselection. This film will get you thinking about many issues facing our society. As controversial is the raw, honest and open depiction of a girl born as a boy who shares her dreams for the future. I am a girl wins in the Education category. It also receives the Festival’s Dodi Spittal Award. Along the same vein, and controversial in its own right, is the ongoing debate about cochlear implantation. Sounds for Mazin is one of our winners in the Documentary 10-30 Minutes category for presenting a child’s perspective on this subject. It covers inclusion and exclusion, from both the hearing and the Deaf communities. Sharing the award for Documentary 10-30 Minutes is Track by track, a tight, welledited film about Autism. The jury was impressed with Kendall’s artistic ability and entrepreneurial skills. He gives us insight into letting go of a child with a disability so that he can flourish, make his own mistakes and do nothing more or less than his best. In closing, in the Documentary under 10 Minutes, is a must see—Define by ability —which receives an Honourable Mention. In this short piece, participants are not defined by their disability. Some point out that they “can’t fly” or “can’t get a girlfriend.” This is a film about acceptance that can be used in schools, colleges and various communities. We wish you—as always—a great time at the movies.

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The Canada Council salutes the Picture this…film festival The Canada Council aims to bring outstanding arts to Canadians – and the work of disability artists is an integral part of that offering. Disability arts explore diverse identities, perspectives, languages and cultures. They expand artistic practices, offer insights into new forms of expression and make artistic experiences richer for us all. The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to support the Picture this…film festival and its contributions to Canada’s cultural landscape. I wish everyone involved an enjoyable and stimulating experience and extend my congratulations to all those who help make the festival an enduring success.

Robert Sirman Director & CEO

Bringing the arts to life De l'art plein la vie

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Congratulations to all those who received awards and honourable mentions, and to all those who submitted their work to our festival.

AWARDS Jury comments:

BEST OF FESTIVAL

Maria

“…well filmed…kept my attention… suspense with a thriller touch…a twist at the end…thought provoking…beautifully crafted…remarkable use of white…strong, emotionally charged film…what a story…”

Jury comments:

DODIE SPITTAL AWARD

I am a girl!

“…compelling story…exceptional film… amazing…candid...such maturity and courage in one so young…inspirational… wow…left an impression…presented clearly and with simplicity…”

Jury comments: HONOURABLE MENTION Documentary under 10 Minutes

Define by ability

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“… good personal stories…a sense of humour throughout…lovely…new perspective on the question…well done short…succinct…crisp and to the point… entertaining…positive message…”

Jury comments: AWARD Documentary 10 – 30 Minutes

Sounds for Mazin

“… well filmed story…great depiction of a controversial topic…raises questions… creative and interesting filming…well edited…filmed from the child’s perspective…good filming…powerful ending…”

Jury comments: AWARD Documentary 10 – 30 Minutes

Track by track

“…love that he goes for his dreams… fantastic art …excellent opening…honest portrayal…creative and tight…wonderful story of self-determination…a cut above… positive depiction…a great outlook on life…Kendal is the agent of his own destiny…”

Jury comments: AWARD Documentary over 30 Minutes

Fixed: The science/fiction of human enhancement

“…great images …kept me engaged from the start…a packed 60 minutes…great discussion of connected topics…thought provoking…important exploration… excellent…creatively put together… certainly inspired and educated…”

Jury comments: HONOURABLE MENTION Documentary over 30 Minutes

I sign, I live

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“… fabulous footage…enjoyed different perspectives…informative film about the banning of sign language…evocative… poignant…great old footage of another era…this is a powerful yet sensitive film...”

Jury comments: AWARD Drama under 10 Minutes

Regeneration

“…beautiful short piece…good juxtaposition of old and new…beautiful message of hope…poetic...very creative… cinematography is exceptional…this film delivered…short, well-structured and powerful…”

Jury comments: HONOURABLE MENTION Drama under 10 Minutes

Shame and glasses

“…engaging…well edited…good acting… funny, sweet and entertaining way to address self-confidence…left an impression…good acting and camera work…will be appreciated by many… actors did a great job…”

Jury comments: AWARD Drama 10 – 30 Minutes

Maria

“…excellent approach to subject matter… creatively told story…beautiful images… clever use of dark and light…captivated by the suspense…a powerful movie…”

Jury comments: HONOURABLE MENTION Drama 10 – 30 Minutes

Death tells no tale

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“…innovative approach to the story…story well told…powerful storytelling…good animation…enchanting tale…effective use of animation and dark lighting…seamless from animation to reality…”

Jury comments: HONOURABLE MENTION Drama 10 – 30 Minutes

Life out there

“…entertaining…good use of humour… good pace throughout…one to watch over and over…flowed extremely well…a creative and fun-loving story…wow, enjoyed this film…excellent story line…fun spoof alien connection…”

Jury comments: AWARD Drama over 30 Minutes

The locked door

“…breathtaking cinematography…lovely scenes between mother and child…nice historical film…a fairytale quality…filled with drama, pathos and beauty…silences worked…richness of story…takes you back to another time…”

Jury comments: HONOURABLE MENTION Drama over 30 Minutes

Prunelle and Melodie

“…excellent film…well edited…beautiful depiction of unification…beautifully told tale of friendship…exhilarating ending… great flow…very entertaining…”

Jury comments: AWARD Education

I am a girl!

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“…honest, raw, open…exceptional…Joppe tells her own story…informs and educates with honesty…beautifully put together… great butterfly imagery…”

Jury comments: AWARD Animation

Loser leg

“…great animation…beautiful drawing… humourous…good message about making the best of what you have…very entertaining and enjoyable…excellent animation…a treat to watch…”

Jury comments: HONOURABLE MENTION Animation

In the land of the blind

“…good stop motion…funny…great sets… entertaining…worked well…surprise subject…amazing attention to detail… exceptional special effects…well presented…fun and entertaining…”

Once again congratulations to the award winners and honourable mentions!

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2014 ENTRIES 300 secs

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1663-PTFF-2014 0:19:56 U.K. Doc 10 - 30 David Ellington

Accsex

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1666-PTFF-2014 0:51:11 India Doc >30 Shweta Gosh

Adapted

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1604-PTFF-2014 0:52:00 France Doc >30 Sebastiano d'Ayala Valva

This documentary tells the story of Adam Evans, a Deaf fighter, as he shares his insights of his schooling experience, his family life and his future plans. Despite his age, he is determined to pursue his dream of joining the high-risk sport, mixed martial arts, where he will face tough challenges and challengers.

Within stifling dichotomies of normal and abnormal, lie millions of women negotiating their identities. This film explores notions of beauty, the 'ideal body' and sexuality through four storytellers; four women who happen to be persons with disabilities.

Othemane, Gregory, Badou, Lionel and the others have been designated mentally disabled. All of them are licensees of the French Federation for Adapted Sport. Members of the French basketball team of Adapted Sport, they are training together for the Global Games. This documentary will question the very identity of handicap; how does society consider mental deficiency? Who are these people who have been designated different? How do they live?

Bathing Franky

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1654-PTFF-2014 1:26:00 Australia Drama >30 Owen Elliot

Beyond expectations: The continuing story of Molly Thomas 1656-PTFF-2014 0:30:00 U.S.A. Education Kelly Gregory Thom Pancella

In Beyond expectations, we rejoin the story of Molly Thomas three years after she left the Marshall Habilitation Centre. How do you think she is doing?

Bindi and the Mwerre Anthurre Artists

Bindi is a creative hot artistic collective in the middle of the desert. The Mwerre Anthuree Artists' art comes before their disability. They paint their country and through art explore their connections to their homeland.

1653-PTFF-2014 0:04:49 Australia Education Owen Elliot

Booth

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When Steve is released from prison, he is unable to connect with his girlfriend, Susie, as he is still haunted by experiences inside prison. Taking a 'mealson-wheels' job, he meets Rod, a wildly irrepressible older man, who is the full-time carer for his invalid mother Franky who, when not using her wheelchair, gets about on her modified ride-on lawn mower.

1620-PTFF-2014 0:10:09 Australia Drama 10 – 30 Jo-Anne Brechin

A loving mother, a cheating husband, a disabled son. One phone call is about to change everything.

Brent spends the night

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1648-PTFF-2014 0:59:08 U.S.A. Doc >30 Ramzy Sweis

Caracola

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1623-PTFF-2014 01:28:46 Canada Drama >30 Deric Olsen

Common sense

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He's late. She is angry. He tries to explain but words are not necessary.

1628-PTFF-2014 0:06:00 Spain (Canary Islands) Drama <10 Daniel Perez Alva

Common chord

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A biopic about the psychology of a disabled comedian who has autism; directed by someone who has tinnitus. See how funny and creative Brent is. Also, delve into the trials and tribulations he endures with fifteen comedy shows and twelve different venues.

1638-PTFF-2014 1:04:36 The Netherlands Doc >30 Ruud Lenssen

After the tragic death of his exgirlfriend, Kyle Foster struggles to accept the responsibility of being a father to the young daughter they had together in their teens. Amidst pressure from Teigan's grandfather, Bill, for legal custody of Teigan, and Kyles desire to pursue his dreams of being a professional musician, their unwillingness to reconcile threatens to tear her away from both of them forever. Their journey becomes an odyssey of redemption, commitment and ultimately, forgiveness.

Common sense is a documentary about four people with mental disabilities. They want to contribute to society and show they are 'normal' human beings. By following Richard, Peter, Jan and Michaela at work, at their hobbies and in contact with animals, the viewer gets a clear image of a mentally disabled person's soul and the qualities and capabilities they have that should not be underestimated.

The court of shards

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1608-PTFF-2014 01:13:24 Germany Drama >30 Jan Eilhardt

D horror

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After many years two mariners return to their homeland with the hope of a new beginning. Little did they know about a disaster that would change their destiny.

1665-PTFF-2014 1:50:21 India Drama >30 Sohan Roy

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A chilling portmanteau of three three-minute stories designed to redefine the representation of disabled people in the horror genre.

1669-PTFF-2014 0:10:00 U.K. Drama 10 - 30 Justin Edgar (Producer)

Dam 999

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Two friends, Nora and Isobel, both disabled, try to lead every-day lives. Strangely enough it's their family, well-meaning friends and care workers who appear not to want normality at all. When Nora decides to marry her African lover Amadou, her family does everything in its power to stop her. The foreigner's presence sets in motion a series of unfortunate events: a suicide, a bitter deal and a forced homecoming. The consequences have only just begun...

1622-PTFF-2014 0:26:05 France Drama 10 – 30 Chris Schepard

Ian does not want to see the horrible truth that his son, Achille, is dying. To bring him hope, he tells him incredible stories about pirates and witches, mixing fact and fiction. These always "happy ending" stories do not answer Achille's questions or relieve his anxiety. With the help of a nurse, Ian will need to invent one last story...not like the others.

Define by ability

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1645-PTFF-2014 0:03:05 Australia Doc <10 Jane Barrett Sophie Brown Jimmy Ennett

Downistie

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1641-PTFF-2014 0:36:00 The Netherlands Drama >30 Jack Valkering Marco Versluis

Dreaming

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1603-PTFF-2014 0:03:16 U.K. Animation Sima Gonsai Babis Alexiadis

Dreamless

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A short film challenging perspectives about disabilities.

1649-PTFF-2014 0:05:58 Spain Animation Daniel del Valle

Downistie (a reference to Dynasty in Dutch) is a series featuring 12 threeminute episodes which aired in The Netherlands on the most watched news/personality show on Friday night. For the duration of 12 weeks, viewers could follow the lives of a wealthy family and all the glitter, glamour, love and betrayal that came with it. The series intended to entertain and, just as importantly, to push people's buttons, making them think about people with Down Syndrome. Downistie triggered much debate and controversy in Holland.

This film was commissioned by Mencap as part of their Cultural Olympiad 2012 project WE DANCE. Pupils from two special schools in Birmingham UK—Fox Hollies and Uffculme schools— created this animated fantasy in response to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The filmmakers who worked with them on this dance for camera film were Babis Alexiadis and Sima Gonsai.

When you have nothing else to lose and all the doors close while being pursued, only your mind will let you dream.

Shaw is a proud sponsor of the 2014 Picture this...film festival

Figments of a father

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1621-PTFF-2014 0:19:59 U.S.A. Drama 10 – 30 Kyle Turgeon

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1664-PTFF-2014 1:00:30 U.S.A. Doc >30 Regan Brashear

For shadows

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1657-PTFF-2014 0:26:00 U.S.A. Doc 10 - 30 Ken Paul Rosenthal

Forty seven

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1637-PTFF-2014 1:12:00 Iran Drama >30 M. Hossein Najafi

As the fabric of his reality unravels, Christopher Robinson, aspiring entrepreneur and unsettled father, attempts to hold it together long enough to deliver his revolutionary business idea to the world.

From bionic limbs and neural implants to prenatal screening, researchers around the world are hard at work developing a myriad of technologies to fix or enhance the human body. This film takes a close look at the drive to be "better than human" and the radical technological innovations that may take us there.

For shadows is a contemplative, multi-layered memoir tha t unravels the tangled roots of self-harm while coming to terms with one's shadow. The home movies of a child's formative years and an interior landscape of traumatic domestic memories are excavated and reconstructed with audio clips from archival mental hygiene films.

Forty seven is the story of the relationship between Davoud, a boy with Down Syndrome and his teacher, Sahar. Sahar works in an institute dedicated to house and teach mentally disabled children. Her husband, Ehsan, a police officer, is not happy about her job. Sahar asks Ehsa to help her by giving Davoud a temporary police role. All goes well until Ehsan decides to...

Freefall

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1602-PTFF-2014 0:05:00 U.K. Performance Sima Gonsai Babis Alexiadis Members of the Freefall Dance Company Give

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1639-PTFF-2014 0:18:00 U.S.A. Education Vanessa Leigh

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1655-PTFF-2014 0:30:00 U.S.A. Education Kelly Gregory Thom Pancella

Greenhouse of hearts

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1627-PTFF-2014 0:09:23 U.K. Education Dolly Sen

This film was commissioned by the learning disability charity Mencap as part of their Cultural Olympiad 2012 project WE DANCE. Freefall is a dance for camera film made by Sima Gonsai with Babis Alexiadis using movements created by members of Freefall Dance Company.

A documentation of a selfless wife's mission to ease the pain and comfort her ailing husband, captured through the lens of the human experience of caregiving and told in a language that all are fluent in: love.

Molly Thomas was placed in a habilitation centre in 1951, after much family soul-searching. Fifty-eight years later she made the move more often associated with less medically fragile individuals into the community. This is the story of Molly's transition—how and why the decision was made. How did her family react? What about the people in the "state system"? Did everything go smoothly and how did Molly react? Portugal Prints is part o f Westminster Mind and supports people recovering from mental distress by offering members the chance to use their creativity in a commercial art design studio as a stepping-stone back to work, training and education. This film explores art, being an outsider, the heart and madness.

Happy end (Cpenah kpaj)

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1640-PTFF-2014 0:05:21 Serbia Drama <10 Radisa Cvetkovic

I am a girl! (Ik ben een meisje!) ID: TRT: Country: Category: Filmmaker(s):

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Every 13-year old dreams of that nice but hard to get boy. Joppe is no different, consulting her friend on how to ask Brian out. Just how should she tell him that she was born a boy?

1636-PTFF-2014 0:15:16 The Netherlands Education Susan Koenen

I sign, I live (Ik gebaar leef)

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"Dream. Retrieve concepts, different at all times. Metonymy. Irritation, not fully knowledgeable. Eye offers forms. We are bound to surface. Inclination towards beautiful. The lack of logic and metaphor. Religion, philosophy. Imitation." (Fredrich Nietzsche) In search for transformation — transfiguration.

1644-PTFF-2014 0:58:00 The Netherlands Doc >30 Anja Hiddinga Jascha Blune

Jascha is a Deaf art student who doesn’t much care about the hearing world. However, he can't escape it if he wants to fulfill his ambitions. This makes him rebellious and uncertain. Armed with a camera, he visits Europe's only home for elderly Deaf people and tries to find out how they have lived their lives. They tell him about their youth, when sign language was forbidden, about their struggles against embarrassment and indignities. Jascha finds himself wondering whether some answers to his questions might be found in their stories.

I want to be loved

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1661-PTFF-2014 1:43:00 Russia Drama >30 Vadim Arapov

In the land of the blind

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1660-PTFF-2014 0:02:54 U.S.A. Animation Drew Goldsmith

The journey

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1624-PTFF-2014 0:20:00 Australia Doc 10 - 30 Sharon Jones

Kiss my brother (Kys min bror)

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1605-PTFF-2014 0:15:21 Denmark Drama 10 – 30 Rasmus Kloster Bro

A hearing-impaired girl returns home from boarding school and faces a lot of challenges: the main one—the problem o f socializing and her first love.

The 16th century humanist, Erasmus, espoused, "In regione caecorum rex est luscus," which translated means "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." Contemporary social models of disability challenge Erasmus's logic. If a society is built with blind persons as the norm, it might instead be the person with sight who feels disabled, as this short stopmotion animation illustrates.

This is a film following a disabled Tasmanian riding his trike across the Himalayas. For renowned climber Paul Pritchard, cycling a specially built recumbent trike is the only way he will be able to return to the mountains he loves and make the pilgrimage to Mount Everest. He is accompanied by another disabled Tasmanian, six times Australian white-water kayaking champion, Carol Hurst.

In his wheelchair, disguised as a tank, Lasse attends the New Year's party held by the girl on whom he has a crush. Lasse's older brother, Simon, has come along to be his carer. When Lasse gets the chance to be alone with his girl, an awkward battle arises between the two brothers.

Krutch

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1625-PTFF-2014 0:05:11 U.S.A. Drama <10 Clark Matthews Mia Gimp

Life at the other end

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1618-PTFF-2014 0:47:00 U.K. Doc >30 Yohai Hakak

Life out there

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1662-PTFF-2014 0:25:36 U.K. Drama10 - 30 David Ellington

The locked door

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1634-PTFF-2014 1:26:00 China Drama >30 Zhao Zhiping

A five-minute experimental short exploring perception, sexuality, disability and gender on the streets and sheets of New York city.

Kevin, Andre and Christina were social work service users, but have since become key members in the Social Work Inclusion Group at the University of Portsmouth. They are facing the challenge of writing and performing a theatre production based on their own personal experiences. Will they be able to agree on the message they want to convey and succeed in bringing it across? This film follows their efforts, trials and tribulations.

Billy Clinton and his dad, Jack, are UFO spotters but when Billy sees himself on the TV documentary he's shocked. Billy realises it's time to really find life out there.

Rural China, 1930. A distinguished old man dusts a dark room in a stately country house. He carefully locks the door after he finishes his work. A medieval water town outside Shanghai is buzzing as a young businessman and local hero returns from the United States, bearing gifts and claiming the prettiest girl in town as his wife. The young woman finds out all is not what it seems to be and her fiancé is not the man she thought he was.

Loser leg (Gamba trista)

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1601-PTFF-2014 0:08:24 Italy Animation Francesco Filippi

Mandarose

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1635-PTFF-2014 0:53:16 U.S.A. Drama >30 Gabe Van Lelyveld

Maria

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1617-PTFF-2014 0:15:00 Finland Drama 10 – 30 Iina Hanninen

Mood for nostalgia (Viis nostalgiale) ID: TRT: Country: Category: Filmmaker(s):

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1607-PTFF-2014 0:29:40 Estonia Doc 10 – 30 Maria Kivirand Robi Uppin

"I've always had strong arms. They have to become such if you are born with lame legs, without bones." Giovani is a kid called Loser leg.

Amanda is the sole provider and care taker of her joyful and loving sister, Rose. Rose adores Amanda but she knows on some level that her sister sees her as a burden. Although Amanda takes excellent care of Rose, long repressed desires for freedom and adventure keep her at an emotional distance.

Maria's idyllic life is shattered when her son disappears into the woods. While trying to find him, she is kidnapped by a strange man. Finally, the veil of mystery parts to reveal the terrible truth.

Mood for nostalgia is about friendship between neighbours who have known each other their entire lives. One of them is a person with a disability. A cold winter, silence, loneliness and thoughts of nostalgia are surrounding their every-day life. Their sincerity opens up a world of unusual friendship in the isolated countryside of Estonia.

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1613-PTFF-2014 0:53:00 Canada Doc >30 Carlo Basilone Rose Schonblum

My black-capped angels

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1619-PTFF-2014 1:21:00 Hong Kong, China

Drama >30 Kingman Choi

No. 37, Huafushan

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Agathe pictures her disability as a cage in which her wings can't unfold until William shows her that together, they can fly away.

1606-PTFF-2014 0:05:53 Canada Drama <10 Juliette Gosselin Florence Pelletier

Naive

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This is the inspirational story of Nehma Baum, founder of the Muki Baum Treatment Centres for people with complex disabilities. In getting to know this extraordinary woman and her work, you will discover a harrowing, poignant story from which a life-changing organisation was born. Muki Baum, named after her son, was founded to provide people with dual diagnoses an opportunity to develop their talents: to actualise their potential to become contributing members of society.

1632-PTFF-2014 0:57:05 Taiwan Doc >30 Kevin H.J.Lee

Nic's mother has terminal cancer. She and Nic have been living together in an old tenement building in To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong because they have not been allocated a home for people with developmental disabilities. In 2011, the government announced the $6,000 plan. Nic had the hope he could get the money for his mother to consult a doctor. His mother saw what he was trying to do; it deeply moved her. She spent the rest of her time trying to find a place for Nic to live independently.

If the passengers of Noah's Ark were chosen to live an extended life, then the ark that is the Bali Ai-Hsin Home for Persons with Disabilities, shelters young people squeezed to the margins of life. They achieve their dreams of mobility with the aid of various implements and devices. 23 year-old Zhang Zi-Wei experiences the most special summer of his life. Zi-Wei and his friends show us that the world is not limited to cold ceilings but full of brilliant colours. They are accustomed to bottling up feelings and desires, yet their laughter, crying and singing are crisp and direct.

On his left

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1668-PTFF-2014 0:26:00 Israel Doc 10 - 30 Orit Fouks

The one that got away

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1647-PTFF-2014 0:19:19 Philippines Drama 10 - 30 Bor Ocampo

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1651-PTFF-2014 1:31:00 Canada Doc >30 Jim Hyder (Producer/Director)

Maggie Sofea (Collaborating Director)

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A short, silent, black and white film, focusing on a war of wits and wills that pits one man against his wheelchair.

1629-PTFF-2014 0:09:00 U.K. Drama <10 Michael Beddoes

Only God knows

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40-year old Daniel and 27-year old Orit are going on a monthlong journey to the far east. Daniel suffers from a head injury that prevents him from having full vision on his left side. Orit will be there to accommodate his needs. The intensity of the journey and the lack of prior acquaintance builds up moments of conflicts, drama, intimacy and love.

A work in progress about a Filipina mother who was crucified as part of her sacrifice. This film was shot on location last holy week in Barangay San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando Pampanga, Philippines—a place known for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ being re-enacted every holy Friday.

Ordinary women, extraordinary dreams tells the remarkable story of Maggie Sofea, who has spent the last 12 years in a wheelchair after a swimming accident outside Summer Beaver (Nibinamik), Ontario. Unable to live on the reserve after her accident, Maggie adapted to life in the urban, predominately non-Native community of Thunder Bay. Her story outlines the challenges faced by individuals and their families living with physical disabilities in isolated First Nation communities.

Party games

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1611-PTFF-2014 01:39:30 U.S.A. Drama >30 Robin Wyatt Dunn

Playful (Pilyo)

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1616-PTFF-2014 0:34:42 France Drama >30 Mathieu Simonet

Regeneration

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A young boy finds a simple toy.

1646-PTFF-2014 0:01:38 Philippines Drama <10 Mikee dela Cruz

Prunelle & Melodie

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Five friends and one newcomer get a little too deep inside each others' heads.

1650-PTFF-2014 0:04:50 Australia Drama <10 Helen Keene Suzanne Reece Sarah K Reece Steven Clarke Victoria Cox

Prunelle is blind. Melodie, Deaf and mute. The two women become friends in an education centre which is meant to facilitate their adaptation to daily life. Having created a system which allows them to communicate with each other, they share a common dream: to join a world where their handicap is no longer one. They must tap into their ingenuity to realize their dream.

When you need help the most it can be the hardest time to reach out, but when we do there is the chance for regeneration. This short film explores what nature and the natural world can do for rejuvenating the spirit and mind.

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Road to the future

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1659-PTFF-2014 0:11:20 Uzbekistan Doc 10 - 30 Zhavlon Mirzakhadzhaev Adiba Samatova

A rolling stone

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1633-PTFF-2014 0:53:40 Taiwan Doc >30 Shen Ko-Shang

Safar

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Li-Fu is a 30-year-old man with autism. His life is held together by is father, his only friend who is forced to play many roles to build a bridge connecting his son to the outside world. Through the banalities of their everyday lives, this film explores a father's unconditional love for his son.

A young woman with Cerebral Palsy is loved and cared for by her sister.

1671-PTFF-2014 0:20:00 Canada Doc 10 - 30 Mariam Zaidi

Shame and glasses

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The heroine of this film is a girl named Perizad. Due to medical errors in treatment, she became disabled for life. She preserved her faith in human nature and life. In her most difficult moments music was her solace. She dreamed that one day she would attend a concert and meet her idol and read him her poems. Her dream comes true.

1631-PTFF-2014 0:07:30 Italy Drama <10 Alessandro Riconda

Mirko has to face his worst fear: wearing glasses. It is the only way to do his school test but what would happen if the young girl he is secretly in love with could see him?

Sons & mothers

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1615-PTFF-2014 01:21:00 Austalia Doc >30 Christopher Houghton

A sound story

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1643-PTFF-2014 0:14:30 Greece Drama 10 - 30 Alkioni Valsari

Sounds for Mazin

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1626-PTFF-2014 0:19:10 The Netherlands Doc 10 - 30 Igrid Kamerling

The struggles of youth

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1630-PTFF-2014 0:23:20 South Africa Doc 10 - 30 Marius Bonfeu

An all-male theatre troupe set out to create a theatrical love letter to their mothers. As they offer their hearts for the sake of a show, complications set in. Not everyone makes it to opening night as we discover that unconditional love is a choice. Sons & mothers is a poignant, intimate portrait of seven surprising individuals whose disability does not stop them from revealing themselves with honesty, grace and a healthy dose of irreverence.

A young, post-lingual Deaf woman is battling with her inner fears spurred by stereotypes in Greek society; but love is on the way. Daphne is a typical young woman. She's stressing over her weight and what she is going to wear now that Kostas is coming over or whether he was serious about their last-night kiss. Daphne can only hear her thoughts, constantly battling with the stereotypes in society and inside her mind.

Sudanese/Dutch, Mazin (12) is Deaf and has been since he was born. Now he faces an operation that is supposed to make him hear. While excited about all the new things he might discover, he keeps having second thoughts. One of his closest classmates had the operation and it turned out to be a disaster.

This is a portrayal of two young South Africans after the Apartheid era. The film was shot in the settlements of Cape Town, Khayelitsha (New Home). The two friends featured in the film had known each other for some time and had different struggles and opportunities, some won— some lost.

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1652-PTFF-2014 0:04:59 Australia Doc <10 Owen Elliot

Through thick and thin

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1614-PTFF-2014 00:27:38 Israel Doc 10 – 30 Avi Ben Zano

Track by track

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1609-PTFF-2014 0:15:25 U.S.A. Doc 10 – 30 Anna Moot-Levin

Ups & downs

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1667-PTFF-2014 0:09:15 U.K. Drama <10 Stuart Fryer

Katherine, her drive, passion and spirit is amazing. This is her story after a traumatic accident that changed her life. Nothing would change her determination to live life to the fullest and achieve her goals.

Through thick and thin is the story of Meir who was paralysed following an accident. Meir did not let social norms dictate his life, believing that handicaps could be overcome and that the sky is the limit. He and the love of his life, Lee, are raising a family. The film shows that we cannot control what happens, but that we have the tools to cope with what life brings.

Track by track follows the story of Kendall Collins, an 18-year-old sketch artist with autism who is on the brink of adulthood. Kendall struggles with the tension between the sanctuary of his sketched world and an unknown future in the world of adults. But using his passion for trains and art, he begins to lay tracks for the journey ahead.

Harry Watson is resentful and jealous over the affection and attention his mother shows to older brother Josh, who has Down Syndrome. Their relationship reaches a new low when Harry retracts his promise to let Josh come to his 18th birthday party.

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1612-PTFF-2014 01:27:00 Italy, Slovenia Drama >30 Rodolfo Bisatti

Way to the stars

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1642-PTFF-2014 0:53:00 Belgium Doc >30 Philippe Cornet

A wilderness in your heart

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This is a story about a teenager, Abdurauf, with severe physical disabilities. His dream is to become a businessman.

1658-PTFF-2014 0:14:17 Uzbekistan Doc 10 - 30 Zhavlon Mirzakhadzhaev Adiba Samatova

What a circus! (Quel cirque!)

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A family survives in the mysterious city of Trieste. Giovanni, a young boy who went blind at age four. Cora, his mother, lives just for him. His father, Angelo, a former university lecturer, now survives delivering newspapers during the night. Dusan, a Serbian deserter from the Kosovo war, accuses Angelo, once committed to helping refugees, of being responsible for the disappearance of his family. Finally, Angelo cannot avoid opening his eyes.

1610-PTFF-2014 01:25:30 U.S.A. Drama >30 Robin Wyatt Dunn

For a period of two years, What a circus! follows the production of a circus show featuring seven professional artists and eleven people with developmental disabilities. It is a glorious and poignant journey that is not to be missed.

A unique blend of Before sunset, My dinner with Andre and Lost highway, Robin Dunn's first feature film A wilderness in your heart explores the light and dark sides of passionate love, eros and thanatos.

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