https://for-import-sfstatelongmoreinstitute.pantheonsite.io/tags/superfest-2015 en https://for-import-sfstatelongmoreinstitute.pantheonsite.io/save-date-two-chances-watch-films-superfest-2015 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Missed out on the 2015 Superfest? Have no fear, the Superfest Showcase will be screening some of our best recent shorts at a San Francisco location near you!</p> <p><a href="http://superfestfilm.com">Superfest: International Disability Film Festival</a> is a showcase of juried films held in the San Francisco Bay Area, co-presented by the <a href="http://longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu">Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability</a> and the <a href="http://lighthouse-sf.org" target="_blank">San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind and Vision Impaired</a>. For nearly 30 years, this annual competition has celebrated cutting-edge cinema that portrays disability in all its diverse, complex, and engaging facets. We are proud to be the longest running disability film festival in the world. Visit <a href="http://superfestfilm.com">superfestfilm.com</a> to learn more about the 2016 festival, October 22 and 23 in Berkeley and San Francisco.</p> <!--more--><h2>Sunday, August 14th at the San Francisco Public Library Main Branch (1-4pm in the Latino Hispanic Community Room)</h2> <h4>Featuring:</h4> <p><strong><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1699" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/predators.jpeg?w=600" alt="Illustration of a snarling, drooling darkened figure, wolf-like in appearance, with gleaming eye pointed at the figures of two small people sitting on higher tree branches." width="300" height="127" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Predators of Transylvania</strong> (2015 Disabled Filmmaker Award Winner) [7 min.]<br /> Director: Julia Kolenakova; Slovakia</p> <p>Nothing is quite as it seems in this Slovakian folklore-inspired animation.</p> <p><strong><img class=" size-medium wp-image-1701 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/tbontb.png?w=600" alt="A slightly unfocused photograph of a man in a white button-down shirt, pressing his right hand to his chest as he looks upward." width="300" height="168" /></strong></p> <p><strong>To Be or Not To Be</strong> (2015 Excellence Award Winner) [61 min.]<br /> Director: Aziz Zairov; Kazakhstan</p> <p>An actor who is disabled rehearses Hamlet's soliloquy and questions whether to live or die.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1690 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/reggione.jpg" alt="Screenshot of two plastic dolls, wearing glasses and colorfully patterned clothing, sitting opposite at a small round table. The doll on the right has a red and blue hat." width="350" height="197" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Regione Caecorum (In the Land of the Blind)</strong> (2015 P.K. Walker Innovation in Craft Award) [3 min.]<br /> Director: Drew Goldsmith; U.S.</p> <p>If a society is built with blind people as the norm, it might be the person with sight who feels disabled.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1697 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/gift.jpg" alt="gift" width="328" height="239" /></strong></p> <p><strong>The Gift (of Impermanence)</strong> (2105 Artistry Award Winner) [11 min.]<br /> Director: Alex Ketley; U.S.</p> <p>Axis Dance Company's choreography allows an audience to explore what is beautiful about the diverse body.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1689 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/rentacrip.jpeg" alt="Two people, one in a motorized wheelchair, the other holding a microphone, smile at each other, appearing to be in conversation." width="324" height="216" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Rent-A-Crip</strong> (2015 Disability Comedy Award) [3 min.]<br /> Director: Terry Galloway and Diane Wilkins; U.S.</p> <p>A savvy group of disabled people have taken the reins from the able-bodied profiteers and put themselves in control.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1695 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/hole.jpeg" alt="A man in a motorized wheelchair looks out onto a city street." width="335" height="188" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Hole (2015)</strong> [15 min]<br /> By Martin Edralin; Canada (explicit)</p> <p>A daring portrait of a man yearning for intimacy in a world that would rather ignore him.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1693 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/bastion.jpg" alt="A seated man, who has no hair, and another man stands over him, appearing to be speaking to the seated man." width="331" height="186" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Bastion</strong> (2015 Best of Festival Short Winner) [11 min.]<br /> Director: Ray Jacobs; U.K.</p> <p>A completely bald man walks into a barber shop, his reflection in the window has told him it's time for a haircut.</p> <p><em><strong> All films are audio described and open captioned. For ASL interpreting or live captioning, contact Marti Goddard: <a href="mailto:marti.goddard@sfpl.org">marti.goddard@sfpl.org</a>.</strong></em></p> <p>See event page <a href="http://longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/pages/1871">here</a>.</p> <h2>Tuesday, September 20th at SFSU's J. Paul Leonard Library Room 121 (12-1pm)</h2> <h4>Featuring:</h4> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1702 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/interviewer2.png" alt="A man dressed in a suit and glasses with spiked hair, who appears to have Down's Syndrome, raises his arm in a beckoning gesture." width="286" height="161" /><br /> The Interviewer</strong> (2013 Best of Festival Winner) [13 min.]<br /> Director: Genevieve Clay-Smith and R. Bryan; AUSTRALIA.</p> <p>Thomas Howell gets more than he bargained for in his interview at a prestigious law firm; an insult about his tie, a rendition of Harry Potter, and the chance to change the lives of a father and son.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1693 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/bastion.jpg" alt="A seated man, who has no hair, and another man stands over him, appearing to be speaking to the seated man." width="310" height="174" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Bastion</strong> (2015 Best of Festival Short Winner) [11 min.]<br /> Director: Ray Jacobs; U.K.</p> <p>A completely bald man walks into a barber shop, his reflection in the window has told him it's time for a haircut.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1699 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/predators.jpeg" alt="Illustration of a snarling, drooling darkened figure, wolf-like in appearance, with gleaming eye pointed at the figures of two small people sitting on higher tree branches." width="389" height="164" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Predators of Transylvania</strong> (2015 Disabled Filmmaker Award Winner) [7 min.]<br /> Director: Julia Kolenakova; Slovakia</p> <p>Nothing is quite as it seems in this Slovakian folklore-inspired animation.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1690 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/reggione.jpg" alt="Screenshot of two plastic dolls, wearing glasses and colorfully patterned clothing, sitting opposite at a small round table. The doll on the right has a red and blue hat." width="317" height="178" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Regione Caecorum (In the Land of the Blind) </strong>(2015 P.K. Walker Innovation in Craft Award) [3 min.]<br /> Director: Drew Goldsmith; U.S.</p> <p>If a society is built with blind people as the norm, it might be the person with sight who feels disabled.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1689 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/rentacrip.jpeg" alt="Two people, one in a motorized wheelchair, the other holding a microphone, smile at each other, appearing to be in conversation." width="278" height="185" /></strong><strong><br /> Rent-A-Crip</strong> (2015 Disability Comedy Award) [3 min.]<br /> Director: Terry Galloway and Diane Wilkins; U.S.</p> <p>A savvy group of disabled people have taken the reins from the able-bodied profiteers and put themselves in control.</p> <p><strong><img class=" wp-image-1694 aligncenter" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/once-again.jpg" alt="A painted promotional image for the film &quot;Once Again&quot; by John Moore. In the bottom left corner is a young person with closed eyes and clasped hands. Text is painted behind them, filling the rest of the image. The text reads: &quot;What if my Dad loses his job? Will we move? What if I get sick? What if my house burns down? What if there is an earthquake? Where would we live? What if something happens to my parents?&quot;" width="255" height="261" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Once Again</strong> (2014 Excellence Award Winner) [19 min.]<br /> Director: John Spottswood Moore; U.S.</p> <p>After nearly 20 years, filmmaker John Spottswood Moore revisits his life as a ten year old with OCD.</p> <p><strong><em>All films are open captioned and audio described. For ASL interpreting or CART, please contact Emily Beitiks, <a href="mailto:beitiks@sfsu.edu">beitiks@sfsu.edu</a>, by September 8. </em></strong></p> <p>See event page <a href="http://longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/pages/1866">here</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/disability">disability</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/film-festival">film festival</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/j-paul-leonard-library">J. Paul Leonard Library</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/lighthouse-blind-and-visually-impaired">LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/san-francisco-public-library">San Francisco Public Library</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sfsu">SFSU</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/superfest-2015">Superfest 2015</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/superfest-international-disability-film-festival">Superfest: International Disability Film Festival</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></div></div></div> Thu, 30 Jun 2016 19:47:51 +0000 Visitor 1283 at https://for-import-sfstatelongmoreinstitute.pantheonsite.io https://for-import-sfstatelongmoreinstitute.pantheonsite.io/save-date-two-chances-watch-films-superfest-2015#comments https://for-import-sfstatelongmoreinstitute.pantheonsite.io/superfest-2015-two-day-sold-out-success <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>  For 2015, we expanded Superfest to two days, two venues, and two sides of the Bay: November 14 (at the Magnes Collection in Berkeley) and Novemeber 15 (at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco). Both were sold-out! We screened ten films from five different countries, all with audio description and captioning. And most exciting of all, filmmakers from around the world joined us for lively discussions with the audience. <img alt="Four women smile smile for a picture. A wheelchair rider is flanked by a woman to her left with short hair and glasses, and a woman with a guide cane to the right. A tall woman with silver hair stands behind them in the center." class="alignnone size-full wp-image-430 img-responsive" height="3840" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/310a5401.jpg" width="5760" /> Superfest attendees enjoy a laugh with Longmore Institute Director Cathy Kudlick (right). We extend our heart-felt thanks to everyone who participated in this important community event that celebrates the experiences and lives of people with disabilities! And thank you as well to our co-organizer the SF LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Stay tuned for photos from Sunday at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, coming soon. <img alt="An audience of engaged viewers are illuminated by the glow of a film screen in a dimly lit auditorium." class="aligncenter wp-image-426 img-responsive size-large" height="417" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/310a5252.jpg?w=625" width="625" />     <img alt="Four men from Kazakhan are lit on stage. Two men to the right speak into a microphone while a wheelchair rider in the center holds up holds up a Superfest award plaque, smiling victoriously." class="alignnone size-full wp-image-422 img-responsive" height="3840" src="https://longmoreinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/310a5511-2.jpg" width="5760" /> The cast of "To Be or Not To Be" accepts their award.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/bastion">Bastion</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/contemporary-jewish-museum">Contemporary Jewish Museum</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/disability">disability</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/disability-and-film">Disability and film</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/disability-studies">disability studies</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/do-you-dream-color">Do you Dream in Color</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/festival">festival</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/film">Film</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/lighthouse-blind-and-visually-impaired">LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/magnes-collection-jewish-art-and-life">Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/photos">photos</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/superfest-2015">Superfest 2015</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/superfest-international-disability-film-festival">Superfest: International Disability Film Festival</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/be-or-not-be">To Be Or Not to Be</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 21:43:02 +0000 Visitor 1255 at https://for-import-sfstatelongmoreinstitute.pantheonsite.io https://for-import-sfstatelongmoreinstitute.pantheonsite.io/superfest-2015-two-day-sold-out-success#comments