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reelabilities@alexanderjfs.org
https://www.reelabilitieshouston.org/

The ReelAbilities Houston Film & Arts Festival promotes inclusion and celebrates the lives, stories and talents of people with disabilities, making an impact that lasts far beyond the Festival.

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ReelArt Opening Reception for ReelAbilities Houston

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine Street Studios, Houston, TX, United States

Come see the world through the eyes of artists from Celebration Company, an entrepreneurial employment program for adults with disabilities, and featured artist Grace Fisher. Our artists work with a variety of mediums, such as painting, photography and glass fusion. This wide range of mediums allows the artists multiple ways to excel at expressing themselves. […]

Free

ReelAbilities Houston Presents ReelPeople: UP Abilities

ReelPeople: UP Abilities, in partnership with The UP Experience, features presentations from extraordinary experts that will open a window into the world of disabilities with intimacy and urgency. This year’s speakers include Chef Eduardo Garcia, Gabriel Cordell and Daniel Barvin. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at https://www.reelabilitieshouston.org/events/up-abilities. To learn more about ReelAbilities Houston […]

$25

ReelAbilities Houston Presents ReelFilm “Upside Down”

Join ReelAbilities Houston for the opening night of ReelFilm which will feature the outstanding film “Upside Down.” Paolo, a 19-year-old with Down syndrome, meets Armando, a tough but kindhearted boxing trainer at the local gym. Constantly underestimated by the world around him, Paolo decides to train with Armando, much to the dismay of his protective […]

Free

ReelAbilities Houston Presents ReelFilm “Jasmine is a Star”

Join ReelAbilities Houston for a viewing of “Jasmine is a Star,” an illuminating film about the realities of living with Albinism. Jasmine, a 16-year-old with albinism, is determined to become a professional model in her hometown of Minneapolis. As she confronts societal norms and beauty standards, she explores what independence, and more importantly, self-acceptance, looks […]

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ReelAbilities Houston Presents ReelFilms “My Disability Roadmap” and “Remedial”

Join ReelAbilities Houston for Mental Health Night which features screenings of short films “Remedial” and “My Disability Roadmap.” In the Emmy Award-winning documentary short “My Disability Roadmap,” Samuel Habib, 21, wants to date, leave home, and go to college. But he drives a 350-pound wheelchair, uses a communication device, and can have a seizure at […]

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ReelAbilities Houston Presents ReelFilm “No Ordinary Campaign”

Join ReelAbilities Houston for an in-depth view of the healthcare system fight led by power couple Sandra and Brian Abrevaya. White House power couple Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya found their world upended by Brian’s diagnosis of ALS at 37, on the same day they brought their second daughter home from the hospital. In the […]

Free

ReelAbilities Houston Presents ReelMusic

Celebrate music’s power to connect us, unite us, and lift us up at ReelMusic 2024, which showcases the talents of jazz, rock (and more!) musicians and performers who live with disabilities. ReelMusic 2024 will feature ReelMusicians from the past, new-to-the-Festival ReelMusicians, and our ReelMusic house band of Andrew Lienhard, David Craig, Kelly Dean, Eman Gilligan, […]

Free

ReelAbilities Houston Presents ReelArt Crawl

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine Street Studios, Houston, TX, United States

Explore the ReelArt exhibit featuring artworks created by artists from Celebration Company and view the works of residing artists from Sabine Street Studios all while enjoying some donuts and coffee! To view the Celebration Company art virtually or to purchase products, please visit: https://store.celebrationcompany.org/. To learn more about ReelAbilities Houston and all upcoming events, please […]

Free

ReelAbilities Houston Presents ReelWorkplace

During ReelWorkplace 2024: Real Success, four professionals with disabilities will share their journeys to accomplished careers, identifying what the businesses they worked for did to ease, or, in some cases, make more difficult, the path to success. This signature event of the ReelAbilities Houston Film & Arts Festival helps Houston's business community understand the importance […]

$35