Schedule:

February 4, 2024

ReelArt Opening Reception - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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, star of last year's film Amazing Grace.

Our artists work with a variety of mediums, such as painting, photography, and glass fusion. These wide range of mediums allow the artist multiple ways to excel at expressing themselves, when they otherwise would be unable to.

All of our artists are equal members of a profit share. This allows them to feel that their perspective is appreciated while actively contributing to the society they live in.

Location: Sabine Street Studios, 1907 Sabine St

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February 15, 2024

ReelPeople: UP Abilities - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Doors open at 6:15 PM

Event Overview

Introducing your 2024ReelPeople: UP Abilities speakers!

Join us for anextraordinary evening with extraordinary stories.

ReelPeople: UPAbilities, in partnership with The UP Experience, features presentations from remarkable experts that will open a window into the world of disabilities with intimacy and urgency.

Daniel Barvin

Daniel Barvin is a dedicated visionary committed to combating neurodegenerative diseases and improving patient outcomes as the Vice President of Operations and Patient Advocacy at Coya Therapeutics. He also co-founded Genetic ALS and FTD: End the Legacy, a non-profit providing compassionate care to those with or at risk of genetic ALS and FTD. With extensive experience in healthcare operations and patient advocacy, Daniel's unwavering commitment has earned him industry-wide recognition. Daniel's journey represents the fusion of passion and expertise,as he leads efforts to transcend boundaries and put an end to the legacy of neurodegenerative diseases.

Chef Eduardo Garcia

Chef Eduardo Garcia's passion for food and connection shines through his diverse journey. From his roles as a chef, outdoorsman, adventurer, entrepreneur, and host of Big Sky Kitchen on the Magnolia Network, food has been his bridge to meaningful connections worldwide. His purpose-driven brand, Montana Mex, offers products and recipesthat nurture self-discovery in the kitchen and a joyful relationship with food. Eduardo's love for the outdoors led him to run a regenerative farm, aiming to unite others through curiosity, education, and cuisine. Exploring the journey from field to plate is at the core of his food philosophy. Despite a life-altering electrical accident in 2011, Eduardo not only survived but thrived, fostering gratitude and a commitment to living authentically each day.

Gabriel Cordell

One month after his 22nd birthday, Gabriel Cordell was involved in an automobile accident that crushed his spinal cord and left him paralyzed from his mid-chestdown, but his goals and dreams were not crushed that day. After Gabriel’s history-making wheelchair roll across America, he has now become a living testament to what the human will is capable of. As an actor, Gabriel has guest-starred on some of television’s biggest shows as well as having amulti-award-winning documentary film, "Roll With Me" about his inspiring story.

Location: United Way of Greater Houston - 50 Waugh Drive Houston, TX 77001

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February 18, 2024

ReelFilm Opening Night: Upside Down - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Schedule

6:30 PM: Doors Open

7:00 PM: Opening Remarks and Film Screening

Event Overview

Join ReelAbilities Houston for the opening film night, featuring opening remarks from Festival chairs Caroline Rosen-Funk and Karen Harberg and the outstanding film Upside Down

Upside Down

Disabilities Represented: Down Syndrom

Location: Regal Edwards Greenway Grand Palace - 3839 Weslayan St Houston, TX 77027

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February 19, 2024

ReelFilm: Jasmine is a Star - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Overview

Join ReelAbilities Houston for a viewing of Jasmine is a Star, an illuminating film about the realities of living with Albinism

‍Jasmine is a Star

Disability represented: Albinism

Directed by: Jo Rochelle

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 like.

Location: Regal Edwards Greenway Grand Palace - 3839 Weslayan St Houston, TX 77027

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February 20, 2024

ReelFilm: My Disability Roadmap - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Schedule

6:30 PM: Doors Open

7:00 PM: Opening Remarks and Film Screening

Event Overview

Join ReelAbilities Houston for a look at life with Cerebral Palsy, and how gaining independence sometimes takes some teamwork, in the short film My Disability Roadmap featuring friends of the festival Samuel and Dan Habib.

My Disability Roadmap

Disabilities Represented: Cerebral Palsy

Director: Dan Habib

In the Emmy Award winning documentary short, Samuel Habib, 21, wants to date, leave home, go to college. But he drives a 350-pound wheelchair, uses a communication device, and can have a seizure at any moment. Determined to find his path forward, he seeks out guidance from America’s most rebellious disability activists. Will they empower him to launch the bold adult life he craves?

Mental Health Night - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Schedule

6:30 PM: Doors Open

7:00 PM: Opening Remarks and Film Screening

Event Overview
Join ReelAbilities Houston for our Mental Health Night Screening of Remedial, brought to you by the Behavioral and Mental Health Services Department at Alexander JFS.

Remedial

Disabilities Represented: ADHD, PTSD

Director: Laurie Gardiner

As Will struggles to cope with the tragic loss of his father, he and his mother resolve to build a new life by relocating to Houston, Texas. At his new school, Will’s social and learning difficulties lead to a false diagnosis of his condition. Inspired by real events, this film observes one of the loneliest disorders that children recovering from life-altering traumas face.

Location: Regal Edwards Greenway Grand Palace - 3839 Weslayan St Houston, TX 77027

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February 21, 2024

ReelFilm: No Ordinary Campaign - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Schedule

6:30 PM: Doors Open

7:00 PM: Opening Remarks and Film Screening

‍Event Overview
Join ReelAbilities Houston for a in depth view of the healthcare system fight lead by power couple Sandra and Brian Abrevaya.

No Ordinary Campaign

Disabilities Represented: ALS

Director: Chris Burke

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 face of a brutal disease that threatens to take everything from them, Brian and Sandra embark on a journey to reclaim their future and make a difference for millions seeking a voice in a broken healthcare system.

Location: Regal Edwards Greenway Grand Palace - 3839 Weslayan St Houston, TX 77027

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February 22, 2024

ReelMusic - 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Schedule

7:00 PM: Doors

7:30-9:00 PM: Concert

Event Overview

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, Glen Ackerman, Kelly Dean, Eman Gilligan, and Arthur Gilligan.

Location: The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall - 2915 N Main St Houston, TX 77009

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February 25, 2024

ReelArt Crawl - 10:30 AM- 1:30 PM

Event Overview

A hole lot of Art

Visit the ReelArt exhibit, and view the works of residing artists from Sabine Street Studios all while enjoying some donuts and coffee!
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. These wide range of mediums allow the artist multiple ways to excel at expressing themselves, when they otherwise would be unable to.

All of our artists are equal members of a profit share. This allows them to feel that their perspective is appreciated while actively contributing to the society they live in.

Location: Sabine Street Studios - 1907 Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007

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February 28, 2024

ReelWorkplace - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Event Overview

Real Success- How to make sure everyone is set up to succeed in the work environment.
ReelWorkplace 2024:Real Success- Four professionals with disabilities 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. Hearing their experiences will encourage companies to access the pipeline of qualified candidates with disabilities and become champions of workplace inclusion.  Whether in HR, corporate representatives focused on diversity and inclusion, ERG/BRG representatives, or managers who wish to lift up their entire workforce; this event provides both the motivation and the techniques to make changes that positively impact the corporate culture - and the bottom line.

Location: United Way of Greater Houston - 50 Waugh Drive Houston, TX 77001

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Date: February 4 - 28, 2024

Location: Various Venue in Houston

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