Disability Reframed Community Film Series and ReelAbilities Boston present MIMI AND DONA
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Location:
Main Library
449 Broadway
Lecture Hall
Cambridge
Contact:
ReelAbilities Boston Film Festival, info@reelboston.org
Disability Reframed: A Community Film Series & ReelAbilities Boston co-host a FREE screening of
MIMI AND DONA
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Pre-screening reception 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Directed by Sophie Sartain
66 minutes, Documentary in English with Open Captions
For the past 64 years, 92-year-old Mimi has cared for her daughter Dona, who has an intellectual disability. For Mimi, aging means facing the reality that she will not outlive her daughter. This personal and touching film by Executive Producer Nancy Spielberg (Above and Beyond) spotlights the challenges confronting aging caregivers of those with disabilities and details the ripple effects of Dona’s disability on three generations of a Texas family.
Discussion to follow with Director Sophie Sartain and Susan Pacheco, Executive Director, Cambridge Council on Aging.
Free Admission. No need to register!
This is a scent-free event. Out of consideration for people with environmental illness and/or multiple chemical sensitivity, please refrain from using perfume or other scented products. Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided. For sign language interpreters or other accommodations, please contact ReelAbilities Boston by March 21 at info@reelboston.org. Check out all of the 2016 Film Series info at: www.reelboston.org. Disability Reframed: A Community Film Series is a collaboration of the Boston Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities and the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities. Hosted by the Cambridge Public Library.