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Disability Reframed: A Community Film Series & ReelAbilities Boston co-host a screening of Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
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We are very pleased to be partnering with ReelAbilities Boston Film Festival again in 2015 for a free screening of Stand Clear of the Closing Doors. This award-winning film features Ricky, a 13-year-old boy with autism, who lives in Rockaway Beach with his family. His mother, Mariana, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, works long days; Ricky, deeply imaginative but painfully isolated, struggles to cope. One day Mariana yells at Ricky for skipping school and, in a panic, he escapes into the New York City subway system. Overwhelmed by his surroundings, he loses track of space and time in the massive underground labyrinth, embarking on an odyssey of self-discovery.
Following the screening, there will be a lively discussion of the film facilitated by Goldie Eder, MSW, and featuring these panelists:
* Norma Casaya, Federation for Children with Special Needs
* Joe Foley, National Geographic Traveler of the Year; and
* Andy Novis, artist and endurance athlete.
Parking in the Library garage is FREE for this event!
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. For sign language interpreters or other accommodations, please contact ReelAbilities Boston by February 1 at 617-244-9899 or e-mail: info@reelboston.org. Check out all of the 2015 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.