Superfest Showcase at SF State

Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Photo of family of five using sign language while sitting on a couch
Enjoy highlights from the Superfest Disability Film Festival, curated for your viewing enjoyment. For more than 30 years, this annual Bay Area film festival has celebrated cutting-edge cinema that portrays disability in all its diverse, complex and engaging facets. Reid Davenport, co-director of On Beat, will be present for a discussion of his film. Free.
Location: 
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 121
Directions: 
Sponsor: 
Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Contact: 
Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Phone: 
415-405-3528
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Program

  • Stumped: Climber Maureen Beck is not here to be your inspiration. She was born missing her lower left arm, but that hasn’t stopped her from going hard. “I don’t want to just be a good one-armed climber,” she says. “I want to be a good climber.”
  • Just Go: This Latvian short is inspired by the true story of a young man named Just, who lost both of his legs in a childhood accident. In this love story/action film, viewers are reminded that looks can be deceiving.
  • On Beat: This documentary short follows the lives of a deaf couple with hearing children and brings out the unexpected outlet that brings their family closer together.

Related event

Superfest Showcase at San Francisco Public Library, April 19

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