Celebrating disability through film! Join us for the 18th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York running April 23-30, 2026

New York, NY
Joined December 2010
Inclusion is everything! A limited number of seats just opened for our NYC advanced screening of "Being Heumann", and we are thrilled to be able to share them with our community! Grab them before they're gone - zurl.co/Iiut1
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We're one week away from "Our Stories" Fall Fundraiser, be sure to make your gift and reserve your space, today! Join us & celebrate what we make possible together!zurl.co/ttI5n #ReelAbilities #DisabilityRepresentation #DisabilityInFilm #DisabilityCommunity
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Join ReelAbilities advisory board member Emily Ladau on 10/24 at Positive Exposure Gallery. Celebrating a revised version of her book "Demystifying Disability" In conversation with Xian Horn #DemystifyingDisability #EmilyLadau #PositiveExposureGallery zurl.co/W0OGo
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October's #NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month) is at full speed! Amazing conversation at @NBCUniversal this week, thanks to @StevenVerdile (@TheSqkyWheel) and Daisy Friedman, Director of "Unholy," for helping us foster inclusion in the workplace!
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Today at 3 PM EDT / 12 PM PDT, Join us in remembering our friend RJ Mitte Register for the zoom event, here: zurl.co/aScEo
Please join ReelAbilities for a virtual community gathering to remember our friend and colleague, RJ Mitte. FRIDAY, OCT 16, 3 PM EDT / 12 PM PDT Captions and ASL interpretation will be available Register for the zoom event, here: zurl.co/qMbf8
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“Film history is American history. Black history is American history. Disability history is American history. Music history is American history,” Article by Kristen Lopez, @IndieWire #IndieWire #ReelAbilities #TheFlyingAce #Smithsonian #DisabilityInCinema
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Please join ReelAbilities for a virtual community gathering to remember our friend and colleague, RJ Mitte. FRIDAY, OCT 16, 3 PM EDT / 12 PM PDT Captions and ASL interpretation will be available Register for the zoom event, here: zurl.co/qMbf8
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Join us for a celebration of what we make possible together and enjoy an evening of film, conversation and community. Make your gift today! Photos by: Alison Graham #ReelAbilities #DisabilityRepresentation #DisabilityInFilm #DisabilityCommunity #CommunityEngagement
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Our hearts are broken by the passing of RJ Mitte, actor, advocate, & a voice for authentic disability representation. We deeply valued and appreciated his support over the years as we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched.
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Today's Native Americans’ Day is the perfect opportunity to look back to our Reel Talk conversation with Director Jenna Naranjo Winters, following the screening of "Dream, Touch, Believe"
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Submissions for the 2027 ReelAbilities Industry Summit are OPEN! Learn more and submit by Jan 4 ⬇️ SUMMIT SESSIONS: zurl.co/3Y12t PITCH PROJECTS: zurl.co/sD2U2
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ReelAbilities is thrilled to partner with the Hamptons International Film Festival on the East Coast premiere of BEING HEUMANN! Screenings will be held on Oct 3 at 11:30 AM at East Hampton Regal UA, and on Oct 9 at 11:15 AM at Guild Hall. TICKETS 🎟️ zurl.co/oUD2p
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Join ReelAbilities and the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to celebrate #NationalDeafAwarenessMonth with a FREE virtual screening this Wednesday! REGISTER 🎬 zurl.co/bCaJt
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Join ReelAbilities at The 2026 Gotham Week on Monday! Don't miss our session "Nothing About Us Without Us" as Production Strategy with CEO Isaac Zablocki and filmmakers Scott Ruderman, Liz Sargent & Daisy Friedman at 11 AM in Brooklyn. RSVP ➡️ thegotham.org/gotham-week/ex…
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ReelAbilities was thrilled to host the NY Launch event of the Valuable 500 and BBC Studios “All-In" Series! Learn More 📰 zurl.co/l7CWn Photos by Emma Paton
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TOMORROW! Don't miss A Taste of ReelAbilities: Jamestown 2026 for a free screening of 25 PROSPECT STREET 🎥 🗓️ September 23 🕒 Doors open at 6 PM, film starts at 7 PM 📍 Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY
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One of cinema's first action heroes was a Black disabled man. You probably haven't heard of him. That changes October 7. Meet Steve “Peg” Reynolds in THE FLYING ACE! MORE INFO + RSVP 🔗 reelabilities.org/the-flying…
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Join us on Sept 22 for a preview screening of TAKE ME HOME! Followed by a panel with: - Nisha Agarwal, @NYCDisabilities - Liz Sargent, Take Me Home - Allison Kleinman, Future Centered Care - Dr. Young She Bae, CIDA - Lydia Storie, @CaringAcrossGen 🎟️ zurl.co/va47v
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Join SVA's Disability & Visibility event on Sept 24 at 7:30 PM at @svatheatre! This screening and Q&A of TAKE ME HOME and documentary NO PINNACLE WITHOUT THE MIRACULOUS is a part of SVA's FREE film festival, After School Special. Learn more 🎥 zurl.co/Jng9n
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ReelAbilities will be at Climate Film Festival with session "DISABILITY, CLIMATE, AND THE STORIES WE STILL AREN'T TELLING" Join us this Saturday, September 19 for this screening of short film IRON LUNG and discussion at Regal Essex Crossing. REGISTER 🎥 luma.com/amp3joxe
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