Jake speaks many languages but when it comes to the language of love he has a lot to learn.
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The Hunger House
A moving short film touching on the dehumanization of people with disabilities by the Nazis during World War II.
Here One Day
When filmmaker Kathy Leichter moved back into her childhood home after her mother’s suicide, she discovered a hidden box of audiotapes. Sixteen years passed before she had the courage to delve into this trove, unearthing details that her mother had recorded about every aspect of her life from the challenges of her marriage to a State Senator, to her son’s estrangement, to her struggles with bipolar disorder. Here One Day is a
visually arresting, emotionally candid film about a woman coping with mental illness, her relationships with her family, and the ripple effects of her suicide on those she loved.
Henry O!
Henry O! tells the story of Enrique (Henry) Oliu, a man blind since birth, who has made his major league baseball dream come true. Calling upon his love for sports and an encyclopedic memory for facts and figures, Henry hears the crack of the bat and knows if it’s a single, double, or home run; he listens for the ball singing into the catcher’s mitt and knows if it’s a curve ball, fastball, or changeup.
Henry is the analyst for the strongest Hispanic station in Florida’s Tampa Bay Market. At his side in the broadcast booth is his wife Deb, whispering in his ear up-to-the-minute stats.
Hear This!
Tristan, 10, and his family live in Kudelstaart. His family is unusual as both Tristan’s parents are deaf, while Tristan himself can hear just fine. Tristan is great at talking to deaf people, but other people find it difficult or sometimes even uncomfortable. When Tristan’s father become the coach in Tristan’s football team, the club said he would never be a good coach. Tristan thinks that’s nonsense: his father is a brilliant football player who plays for the Dutch national team for the deaf. Tristan is confident that his father will be a good coach. He just must have the chance to prove himself.
Habana Muda
Chino, a deaf farmer in Havana is debating leaving his family to join Jose, a gay Mexican man who has fallen in love with him and wants to help him obtain Mexican work papers. But Jose ponders if Chino really loves him or if he is just using him for access to a better life.
Jazz Hand
It should be like any other tap dance audition. Mary’s been to hundreds. Everything is going great until suddenly her well-kept secret falls off – reminding her of two things:
1. She’s not like everyone else
2. “The show must go on!”
The film is a documentary based on real life events.
It’s All About Friends
The sequel of The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes. Max, a successful, yet lonely and depressed, NYC-based cinematographer is contacted by his old friend Peter, who invites him to come to a small Swedish city and help him make a film about his daughters friends. Once Max gets there, he realizes that the documentary he has promised to shoot is about people with disabilities. Drama, laughter, love and friendships unfold, as the film gets made; and Max goes through a personal journey revisiting his perception of people with disabilities.
Invitation to Dance
At age 23, Simi Linton was injured while hitchhiking to Washington to protest the war in Vietnam. Suddenly a young disabled college student, she confronted discrimination she couldn’t have imagined before. Simi emerges as a resourceful activist, and in time realizes that love, sexuality, and dance can once again be central to her life.
The Interviewer
Thomas Howell is a lawyer looking for more in life – the chance to make a difference in the world. When he snags the opportunity of a lifetime an interview at a prestigious law firm for his dream-job working in the pro-bono department he realizes that his chance to make a difference is closer and more unexpected than he could ever imagine.
